Bashar al-Assad is not going to age out of office any time soon.
The Problem with Young Dictators
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World Beat
Celebrating Destruction
Our wartime commemorations are the functional equivalent of mounting the heads of our victims on pikes. Are we surprised that others celebrate bloodshed when we do the same?
The 1.5 Million Man March
China has its vanishing girls. North Korea has its disappeared prisoners. And America has a generation of missing, jailed, and dead black men.
The Apology Olympics
Japan wants a “normal” foreign policy. Its neighbors want apologies for wartime atrocities — and an assurance that Japanese militarism is a thing of the past.
The Case for a Robot-in-Chief
It’s time to stop relying on human presidents.
Obama’s Triple Crown
Obama’s no peace president, but he’s won important diplomatic victories. Will they survive the 2016 election?
Foreign Agents
Some international NGOs promote universal norms and values while others advance the interests of governments. Is it possible to create space for one kind without the other?
Iran: Deal or No Deal?
Rare are the moments when enormously complex situations lend themselves to unambiguous yes-or-no answers. This is one of them.
The Retreatniks
Foreign policy hawks are aflutter about “American retreat,” yet they’re the ones stonewalling on sending U.S. representatives to global institutions.
The 47 Republican Samurai
The Senate GOP’s letter to Iran was an act of vengeance for their discredited code of honor: neoconservatism.