In one fell swoop, President Obama could erase the stain of Guantanamo and make major headway on normalization with Cuba.
Fear of Wounded Pride Drives Our China Policy
The United States has little to gain and everything to lose by maintaining a belligerent posture toward China.
Conn Hallinan’s 2015 “Are You Serious?” Awards
Each year Conn Hallinan presents awards to individuals, companies and governments that make following the news a daily adventure.
The Geopolitics of Cheap Oil
Economists said the market would save the planet. It didn’t.
The Ultimate Blowback from U.S. Foreign Policy? Donald Trump.
How the CIA, bad trade deals, and wanton military intervention caused the social crises that gave us the Donald. (Really.)
Aversion to Arabic a Common Symptom of Islamophobia
In the United States, a common manifestation of Islamophobia is an adverse reaction to the Arabic language.
10 Good Things About the Not-So-Great Year 2015
2015 had more than its share of bad news. But it also saw groundbreaking victories on climate, marriage equality, the drug war, and diplomacy.
Endless War, Undeclared and Undebated
The Obama administration is waging war all over the world — without congressional authorization.
Ashton Carter’s Plan to Expand U.S. Military Presence Across the Globe Even Further
As if the current 662 U.S.military bases around the world from which air strikes can be launched aren’t enough.
Obama: The Fairy-Tale President?
Obama’s made a lot of Faustian bargains over the last seven years. But given his likely successors, what we got over the last two terms may be as good as it gets.