The last near-century of American dominance was extraordinarily violent. Is it coming to an end?
America’s Violent Century
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Donald Trump
Trump: Toward War in the Middle East
By staying out of the conflicts in the Middle East, the United States can benefit both American citizens and the citizens of those distant lands.
Americans and South Koreans Want Peace. Will Trump Listen?
Korea’s new pro-engagement president may not have to be as deferential to Washington hardliners as his predecessors.
‘RussiaGate’ Alone Isn’t Going to Put Progressives Back in Power
Progressives have to devise a comprehensive alternative that responds to both the challenge of Russia and the failures of liberalism.
All Signs from Trump Point to a Coming Conflict with Iran
Behind all of Trump’s boneheaded policies in the Middle East is an unmistakable urge for confrontation with Iran.
Trump May Be Accelerating U.S. Decline, But He Surely Didn’t Start It
The more immediate danger is that as America’s soft power crumbles, the White House will lean harder on hard power — with predictably grim results.
Is It Possible to Undo 2016?
Bureaucracy may constrain the worst of Trump and Brexit, but real fixes have to come from the bottom-up.
Russia’s Not the Country Benefitting Most from Trump
If Trump is a Manchurian candidate, on whose behalf is he working?
Can South Korea Help Prevent a U.S. Attack on North Korea?
South Korea can take the lead in establishing better relations with North Korea.
Who Will Take America’s Place in Asia?
Goodbye Pacific pivot, hello Pacific retreat?