Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Foreign Affairs
10/28/2020
Inventing West Asia
10/26/2020
A Chinese Vaccine Could Save American Lives
The biggest cost of the U.S.-China trade war is the lack of cooperation against COVID-19.
10/18/2020
Do not expect a rush of arms sales to Iran
The 13-year UN arms embargo on Iran is set to expire on 18 October. As part of its maximum pressure campaign against Iran, the Trump administration has vowed to prevent the flow of arms into and out of the country, recently introducing sanctions that target such trade. The United States and its allies in the Middle East maintain that the expiration of the embargo will allow China and Russia to pour weapons into Iran. But this is unlikely to happen in the near term.
10/15/2020
America Has No Reason to Be So Powerful
Eighty years ago, the United States made a tragic decision to pursue global supremacy. The project has outlived its purpose.
10/15/2020
A conversation with General HR McMaster
Former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump says our deep fissures and poor education are our most dangerous threats.
10/13/2020
Has China Peaked Already?
China has studied every great power’s rise — but did it miss the class about decline?
10/07/2020
Yes, we can live with a nuclear-armed North Korea
Just one tweak in policy would dial down tensions dramatically between the US and North Korea
10/07/2020
Golden Dawn guilty verdicts celebrated across Greece
Ex-leader and MPs found guilty after biggest trial of fascists since Nuremberg
A court verdict in Athens with ramifications for the far right across Europe has been met with jubilation in Greece and internationally after judges ruled the neo-fascist Golden Dawn was a criminal organisation in disguise.
09/29/2020
A Military 1st: A Supercarrier Is Named After An African American Sailor
During the attack on Pearl Harbor, as his ship was sinking, Doris Miller helped move his dying captain to better cover, then jumped behind a machine gun and shot at Japanese planes until his ammunition was gone. After, he began pulling injured sailors out of the burning, oil-covered water of the harbor, and was one of the last men to leave his ship as it sank.
10/04/2020
For our own sake and the world’s, America must pull back
A remarkable reinvigoration of American politics is emerging as an ironic signature of the Trump era.
A new agenda of progressive reform is emerging. The abuses of the Trump presidency are creating a renewed appreciation for the Constitution and the rule of law. The devastation inflicted by the coronavirus is highlighting the need to improve government capacity to respond to unexpected and unforeseen threats. As wildfires and hurricanes increase in fury and frequency, the threat posed by climate change moves to the forefront of American politics. Societal qualities such as resiliency and self-sufficiency are now receiving greater attention. The economic crisis has made it impossible to ignore the defects of neoliberal policies that benefit the rich while condemning others to lives of insecurity and want. And, not least, the Black Lives Matter movement suggests that a collective reckoning with the legacy of American racism may at long last be at hand.
Yet thus far at least, this embryonic Great Awakening overlooks something critically important to the overall prospects for change. That something is America’s role in the world, which is also badly in need of reevaluation and refurbishment. . . .