The Trump administration is doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past.
Forgetting the Lessons of Nuremberg
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North America
Private Rule vs. Public Sovereignty in the Western Hemisphere
Donald Trump has embraced deregulatory models that give corporate actors greater leverage in shaping public policy.
America’s 2025 National Security Strategy Is Dismantling Its Own Hegemonic Order
The United States is abandoning the idea of a grand strategy.
The Geopolitics of Trump’s Venezuela Campaign
Is Trump about to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys?
New U.S. National Security Strategy Flies in Face of Global Development Realities
New U.S. strategy document bids farewell to democracy, human rights, and global economic development as organizing principles for foreign policy.
An Oligarch’s Guide to Ending the War in Ukraine
Peace, for the top negotiators on the U.S. and Russian sides, is just an opportunity for profiteering.
Trump’s Aggression Toward Venezuela Should Be Setting Off Alarm Bells
It’s looking a lot like the run-up to the Iraq war — only this time, the allegations are even more bogus and easily disproven.
COP30 Was Underwhelming, But a Path Away from Fossil Fuels Already Exists
Existing plans to triple renewable energy, double efficiency, and slash methane — coupled with real regulations like the EU’s — offer a way forward.
How Political Systems Decide Who Lives and Who Dies
Sheikh Hasina, Saddam Hussein, and Donald Trump all faced system change. They also have faced different outcomes.
Venezuela Isn’t the Global Threat, Trump and Rubio Are
Will the U.S. government push forward with regime change in Venezuela?