What we can learn from the 20 years between the 9/11 attacks and the January 6 coup attempt.
Bin Laden and Trump: Two Bookends to America’s Imperial Decline
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The End of US
One year after the January 6 insurrection, is the United States on the verge of break-up?
America’s Underperforming Military
A yawning gap looms between the U.S. military’s reputation and its actual performance.
A Few Magnificent Things That Happened in 2021
Feeling bleak? Well, 2021 wasn’t all bad — here are a few astounding things ordinary people won at home and abroad.
U.S. Cold War with China: First Stop, Equatorial Guinea
Officials are hyping the threat of a potential Chinese naval base facing the Atlantic to get yet more funding for military operations.
The Far Right Continues to Build Its International
Donald Trump and his allies around the world are still alive and kicking.
Congress Is Still Throwing Good Money After Bad Foreign Policy
Congress is preparing to hand 65 percent of federal discretionary spending to the war machine, even as they wring their hands over a fraction of that for the Build Back Better Act.
Greed Is Prolonging the Pandemic
The longer it takes the world to get vaccinated, the more variants we’ll see.
Fossil Fueled Foreign Policy: Why COP26 Flopped
Western observers want to blame India for the failure of the UN climate talks. Not so fast.
‘Now Is the Time to Be Angry’: Afghanistan’s Progressive Past and Dark Present
A personal reflection on the ‘Big Men’ who’ve meddled in Afghanistan — and the women navigating the aftermath.