America is back–to the same old, same old.
Why Is Biden’s Foreign Policy So…Conventional?
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Iran’s Hardliners: We’re Back, Too
The victory of Ebrahim Raisi in Iran’s recent presidential elections may contain some surprising good news for the Biden administration.
Osama’s Ghost: The Economics of Overextension
Twenty years of military quagmire of the Middle East has contributed to the fraying of the U.S. economy even as China has rapidly become the new center of global capital accumulation.
Bracing for a Surge of Trumpism in the Twilight of the Pandemic
More infectious strains of Trumpism are emerging for which we haven’t yet developed a vaccine.
Why Biden Might not be Able to Extricate the US from its Middle East Quagmire
Biden has promised an end to the endless wars. But such promises are not easy to keep.
U.S. Commission Calls for Recognition of Rojava
The Kurdish enclave in Syria could be a model of democratic governance in an otherwise autocratic region.
Fascism’s Global Spread is Real — As Real as the Spread of COVID-19
In the world’s largest democracies, far-right movements that embrace violence, reject democracy, and target the vulnerable are on the rise.
The Hidden Costs of Racist Immigration Policies
Outsourcing migration control to authoritarian regimes has proven costly, insidious, and common for Global North governments.
America Hacks Itself
The Cold War has already turned hot — on the Internet.
Biden Promised Diplomacy. So Why Is He Still Listening to ‘the Blob’?
Unforced errors have set back the Biden administration’s diplomacy with Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, and China.