Whether it’s Russian hackers, deadly viruses, or unscrupulous investors, the Trump administration has made it much easier for some foreign agents to destabilize the United States.
Making America Unsafe Again
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The Embalming of Syria
The Trump administration is doing its best to keep Syria dismembered and near death.
Whose Coups?
Donald Trump says that impeachment is actually a coup. It’s one more example of his attack on the rule of law.
The New Age of Protest
People are hitting the streets to protest government inaction, repression, and corruption. Does that mean democracy is in trouble or stronger than ever?
A Post-War Syria?
The war is winding down but very little progress has been made on addressing the underlying causes.
It’s a Borderful World
Nation-states: what a quaint notion. As a means of organizing territory, they seem to be a brief transition period between large empires and an even larger, borderless world. Sure, nation-states might live on in the form of anthems and flags and independence days, but...
How the Next Presidential Candidate Can Defeat Trump
It’s never too early to come up with an agenda for 2020.
Will Russia Bring Home Children Who Lived in Islamic State?
Russia had a program to return Russian women and children from Iraq and Syria. What happened to it?
Syria’s Bureaucracy of Death and the Fate of the Disappeared
The Syrian government has just confirmed the deaths of hundreds of detainees. Why?
Trump to the International Community: Drop Dead
Donald Trump has declared war on human rights — at home and abroad.