The unfolding intervention against the Islamic State shows that oil doesn’t just guide U.S. foreign policy. It constrains our ways of thinking about it.
Our Climate Future Could Be Decided in the Courts
People from Seattle to Fiji are filing lawsuits over global warming — and they just might have a case.
The 7 Most Incisive Comments About the Iran Nuclear Deal
The Iran nuclear deal has generated an abundance of extraordinary insights. Here’s a sampling.
A Long Road Reaches Iran Deal, But No Guarantees Going Forward
Though this nuclear deal is a victory for international diplomacy, the United States still has a ways to go before their relations with Iran are truly normalized.
Iran Nuclear Deal an “Act of Appeasement,” Raves Representative Republican
President Obama pledges to use his power of veto should Congress reject the freshly minted Iran nuclear deal.
Why Exactly Is the U.S. at War in Yemen?
Supporting Saudi attacks on Yemen is a way for the U.S. to show the Saudis that Iran is still a mutual adversary.
Can Americans Born in Jerusalem Say They’re From Israel?
How a semantic argument over passports prompted a debate over who gets to shape U.S. foreign policy toward Israel-Palestine.
Has U.S. Policy Toward Cuba Really Changed?
Despite its improving relations with Havana, Washington’s ultimate goal for the island remains regime change.
The Mutual Benefits of Exaggerating the Soviet Union’s Nuclear Weapons
During the Cold War, it not only served the Soviet Union’s purposes to overestimate the size of its nuclear weapons program, but the United States.
Expect the Barometer to Rise in Mexico
Over 90 percent of Mexicans have lost faith in their political parties. What comes next?