If nuclear war comes, it will happen because of a calculation or miscalculation by India or Pakistan.
The World’s Most Dangerous Divide
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World Beat
Trump’s Bromance with Kim Is Gross, But Let the Love Letters Continue
Despite the failed summit, relations between the U.S. and North Korea are much better than they were 18 months ago.
Answering the Attacks on the Green New Deal
Critics dismiss it as a dream. But that’s precisely what it is. It’s visionary.
The Psychology of the Wall
Wall are cropping up all over the world. But as with guns, the sense of safety and security that comes from a wall is almost entirely illusory.
Trump’s at War with U.S. Intelligence — And (for Once) He’s Right
By giving America its dumbest and cruelest wars, the best and brightest left room for a dumber and crueler leader to end them.
Venezuela: No to Intervention, No to Maduro
The left has a proud tradition of both democracy and anti-imperialism. It’s critical to keep both traditions in mind when addressing the current crisis in Venezuela.
Deal or No Deal: Britain’s Fearful Future
The case for a second Brexit vote.
Trump Punts on Syria
The forever war in the Middle East is far from over.
Review: Season 2 of Trump Presidency
The scriptwriters planted all sorts of potential plot lines in Season 1, and they just didn’t go anywhere. Where’s the Wall? Where’s the deal with North Korea? Where’s that Rust Belt revival?
‘Get Me Outta Here’: Trump Turns the G20 into the G19
On everything from climate to trade to the international order itself, the failure of the White House’s powers of persuasion were on full display at the G20.