Response
List of Response articles
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King Abdullah of Jordan arrives for his meeting with Austrian chancellor Alexander Schallenberg on Oct. 25 in Vienna, Austria. Why Jordan Will Not Reannex the West Bank
An FP essay provoked a strong response because it brought international attention to a controversial issue that has historically only been debated internally.
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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi (C) gestures during his swearing in ceremony at the Iranian parliament in Tehran on Aug. 5. U.S. Policymakers Are Misreading Iran
Ebrahim Raisi needs a deal. Military threats from Washington would derail any remaining hopes of achieving one.
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Demonstrators lift flags during a protest to express solidarity with the Palestinian people in Amman, Jordan on May 16. Jordan Is Not Palestine
Reannexing the West Bank is an impractical idea that would threaten Jordan’s stability, deny Palestinians the right to self-determination, and reward Israel’s illegal settlements.
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Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar looks on as he arrives for a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on June 26, 2019. Erdogan’s Heir Apparent Isn’t a Problem
Turkey’s minister of defense is a staunch nationalist—but that doesn’t mean he’s anti-Western.
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A man walks on a bridge decorated with flags of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Peace on Azerbaijan’s Terms Won’t End the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Baku is attempting to assert sovereignty through force and ethnic cleansing while denying Armenians the right to self-determination.
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People celebrate ahead of the return of a formerly banned anti-government group, the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on September 14, 2018. Ethiopia’s Problems Stem From Internal Colonialism
Robert Kaplan’s selective reading of history bolsters proponents of a centralized state while ignoring the legitimacy of federalists’ demands.
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A farmer harvests corn near Burlington, Iowa, on Oct. 22, 2015. Small Farms, Big Pollution
Don’t abandon big agriculture, make it work (even) better.
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Xiamen, China is seen from Taiwan. Still Waiting for a Serious Debate on Taiwan
It’s easy to be in favor of U.S. troops defending the island if you don’t address the arguments on the other side.
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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The U.S. Doesn’t Need China’s Collapse to Win
A misguided theory of great-power competition will only lead to grief.
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Director Terry George talks to Rwandan President Paul Kagame Paul Kagame Celebrated ‘Hotel Rwanda’—Until Its Hero Criticized Him
Rwanda’s president once welcomed the Hollywood film. His recent attacks on the movie and its protagonist show that his government cannot handle dissent.
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Paul Rusesabagina (C) is escorted by police officers at the Kicukiro Primary court in Kigali, Rwanda, on Sept.14, 2020. When It Comes to Rwanda, Don’t Believe Everything You See in the Movies
Many Rwandans regard the protagonist of a Hollywood film as a terrorist, not a hero.
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A MINUSCA soldier Only Central Africans Can Save the Central African Republic
The international community can help rebuild the army and institutions, but its presence cannot be permanent.
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Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump at the Capitol The Capitol Invasion Was a Coup From Below
Trump borrowed from the playbook of his favorite dictator, Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, by inciting a mob to launch an insurrection.
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U.S. Ambassador in Morocco David T. Fischer after a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker and Morocco's foreign minister in Dakhla, in Morocco-administered Western Sahara, on Jan. 10. Morocco Wants Compromise, Not War, in Western Sahara
Pro-Sahrawi U.S. commentators ignore the territory’s history and the international community’s shifting stance toward the conflict.
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Actress Deborah Mailman speaks during the UN Global Goals Flag Raising Ceremony on September 24, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. It’s Called the Sustainable Development Goals Index for a Reason
In defense of our metric for measuring the world’s economic and environmental progress.
