Military

Trump’s Trillion Dollar NATO Gambit

Edward Hunt / FPIF Jul 7, 2025 The president claims that militarizing Europe is a good thing for the United States and the world. He’s wrong. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Military

Wave of Domination

Dylan Saba / n+1 Jun 25, 2025 The rhetoric around Iran echoes Iraq in 2003. But a more apt comparison is NATO’s 2011 campaign against Libya. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Global Voices

United By Dissonance

Alice Kohli / Truthdig May 21, 2025 The return of power politics is forcing Switzerland to confront the limits of neutrality. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

Fareed Zakaria Is Stuck Somewhere Between 1950 and 1995

Anatol Lieven / Responsible Statecraft Mar 10, 2025 Like many foreign policy elites, the commentator cannot grasp that the multipolar world is here to stay. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Europe

German Elections Reflect Dramatic Shift From Postwar Political Order

Anatol Lieven / Responsible Statecraft Feb 25, 2025 The more the dominant-but-shrinking parties try to marginalize right-wing AfD, the quicker they sow stagnation and failure. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Europe

Paris Summit Was Theater, and Much Ado About Nothing

Anatol Lieven / Responsible Statecraft Feb 19, 2025 Europeans are arguing for commitments that they cannot keep and that Russia is bound to test. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Asia Pacific

The Nuclear Danger in Asia

Daryl G. Kimball / Arms Control Today Jan 9, 2025 Simmering tensions among China, India and Pakistan are driving a triangular nuclear arms race. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Europe

U.K. Dutifully Follows Biden into Ukraine Doom Spiral

Anatol Lieven / Responsible Statecraft Nov 22, 2024 Kyiv is using British Storm Shadow missiles to attack Russia. This 'Trump proofing' is entirely shortsighted. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

1,001 Days of War

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Nov 21, 2024 Ukraine could never "win." But Washington wanted to play. So, we vetoed peace deals, killed hundreds of thousands, wasted untold billions and risked a world-ending nuclear war that is closer than ever. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Books

‘The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World’

Peter Taylor / NACLA Nov 1, 2024 Chomsky and Robinson’s new critical survey of American foreign policy seeks to dispel the myth that the United States is devoted to promoting democracy and human rights. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Film

The Fellowship of the Lame

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Oct 9, 2024 A surrealist fantasy spoof sends the leaders of the G7 stumbling through the deep, dark woods. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Military

Giving Cruise Missiles to Ukraine Won’t Change the Battlefield Equation

George Beebe / Responsible Statecraft Sep 18, 2024 But it very well could lead to a catastrophic escalation of the war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )