Trump’s wars are now all over the map. The peace movement can fight back by joining already thriving intersectional campaigns.
There’s No Strategy Behind Trump’s Wars — Only Brute Force
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Trump’s New Foreign Policy Is the Worst of Both Worlds
It’s blustery nationalism plus the conventional pieties of the foreign policy establishment.
The Neocons Are Almost Giddy Over Trump’s Syria Strike
Many architects of the Iraq War openly hope Trump will go further in pursuing regime change in Syria — and then Iran.
After the Chemical Attack, It’s Time to Get Rid of the ‘Muslim Ban’
Now that he cares about the fate of Syrian children, Trump should open up our country — not bomb theirs.
Erdogan Isn’t as Strong as He Looks. That’s What Makes Him Dangerous.
Turkey’s leader will apparently stop at nothing to centralize power — and every move that backfires makes him even more desperate.
Under Trump, the U.S. May Now Be Killing More Civilians Than Russia
With mass-casualty events from Raqqa to Mosul, some think the U.S. military is scrapping rules designed to protect innocents.
Is Trump Moderating on Foreign Policy? Not in the Least.
Trump’s leading foreign policy advisers are obsessed with Iran and making dangerous moves from East Asia to the Middle East.
How Obama Took Foreign Policy Forward — And Back
When it came to race, climate, or diplomacy, Obama was like a visitor from the future. On trade and intervention, however, he was often stuck in the past.
The U.S. Should Back Russia’s Syria Ceasefire
For all its shortcomings, Obama’s seemingly improvised Syria strategy has taken advantage of unexpected opportunities. This could be the latest.
Hillary Clinton: A Hawk in the Wings
After a mere eight years in which diplomacy narrowly edged out militarism, the foreign policy elite rallying around Clinton has forgotten the lessons of the George W. Bush era.