A Belated Recognition of Genocide by the House
For too long, Turkey bullied America into silence. Not anymore.
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How to Tell if You’re in a Good Alliance
Both liberal and conservative critics of Donald Trump’s foreign policy believe that the U.S. president has done enormous damage to America’s array of global alliances.
Assad Is Now Syria’s Best-Case Scenario
President Donald Trump is taking considerable flak for his impulsive decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria.
Welcome to Trump’s Impeachment Foreign Policy
In my last column, I argued U.S.
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Infrastructure Under Attack. What’s Next?
If a single armada of drones can make its way across the Saudi airspace undetected and successfully hit targets with surgical precision and maximum damage, then one must conclude the country's vulnera
American Diplomats Are Being Persecuted by Their Own President
Congress needs to repair the damage Trump has caused to the effectiveness and morale of the Foreign Service.
President Trump’s Missed Opportunity With Ukraine
The House of Representatives is moving inexorably toward impeaching President Trump for what he has said and done in his dealings with Ukraine.
The Realist Case for Impeachment
States live in a world of anarchy, where no agency or institution exists to protect them from one another.
Trump’s Shameless Path to the Nobel Peace Prize
The Trump administration’s so-called maximum pressure campaign against Iran is a failure. It has succeeded only in raising the risk of war in the region and painting the United States into a corner.
We Lost the War in Afghanistan. Get Over It.
Afghanistan has been back in the news lately, but most commentators are missing the big picture.
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