The more immediate danger is that as America’s soft power crumbles, the White House will lean harder on hard power — with predictably grim results.
Trump May Be Accelerating U.S. Decline, But He Surely Didn’t Start It
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Middle East & North Africa
Palestinian Children’s Lives Are Shaped By 50 Years of Military Occupation
Five decades of occupation have turned military violence into the norm for Palestinian children.
When Trump’s Push Comes to Shove in Europe
In one video clip, a glimpse of the Trump team’s plan to divide Europe, cozy up to right-wing dictatorships, and rally the extreme right.
The Bankrupt Way the White House Tells ‘Bad Muslims’ from ‘Good Muslims’
The “war on terror” has killed millions of innocent people. You don’t have to be a “bad Muslim” to oppose that.
Think Trump Is Too Cozy with Dictators? Check Out the U.S. Military.
In 45 countries, U.S. military bases prop up undemocratic regimes of all sorts, while often interfering with local campaigns for democracy.
Trump’s Apology Tour
Trump’s version of making up with Muslims apparently involves selling $110 billion worth of arms to the most reactionary Muslim country on the planet.
Saudi Arabia Is a Terrible Choice for Trump’s First Overseas Visit
If the Trump administration truly wants to find a way out of the wars in the Middle East, it should stop arming, aiding, and abetting the ruthless Saudi regime.
How to Lose Every War in the Middle East
A winning (losing) formula would look something like: Rush headlong into new conflicts. Create failed states. Prop up dictatorships. Alienate the public. Sound familiar?
What Happened to Restraint? Trump Revs Up the Endless War Machine
No one expected Trump to be a peace president, but he seems bent on taking us to the verge of World War III.
The Hunger President
As famine descends on a huge swath of the globe, the White House is rolling back aid, ramping up conflict, and risking more climate chaos.