Obama failed to execute an economic and military pivot to Asia. Will Trump pick up the fumble and run with it?
Korean Women Take On Trump
As the Trump administration tries to do damage control in Asia, Korean women are leading a movement to re-define their country’s relationship with Washington.
Steven Bannon’s Real Vision Isn’t America First. It’s America Alone.
What does it mean for international relations when the most powerful country in the world becomes a pariah state?
Don’t Play Into Trump’s Hands on the Muslim Ban
Even some critiques of Donald Trump’s Muslim ban contain unfortunate stereotypes.
A Malignant Attack on American Values
Unethical conduct in the White House threatens the entire moral fabric of the United States.
Trump’s Travel Ban: The View from One Permanently on U.S. Immigration’s Watch List
Trump’s ban isn’t about national security. It’s about race, religion, and cultural exclusion.
Dividing the Right and Conquering Trump
Trump’s extremely effective at dividing and conquering his opponents. What would it take for progressives to divide his supporters?
Taking Iraq’s Oil
Trump wants Iraq’s oil, and he’s not interested in sharing.
How Trump Could Blunder Into War with China
China may bully its neighbors, but turning foreign territorial disputes into a superpower conflict between nuclear-armed rivals would be a huge mistake.
Trump Is Carpet-Bombing U.S. Foreign Policy
Already Trump is super-charging U.S. militarism, gutting diplomacy, and punishing the victims of wars Washington started.