Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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Members of the U.S. Army Drill Team perform in Times Square in New York City on June 12, 2015. How to Trim the Defense Budget Without Harming U.S. Security
The first step is deciding what the United States wants its military to do.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after a rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile on Aug 21, 2015. Washington, Trump, and Cults of Personality
American democracy began by rejecting one potential strongman. Protecting it requires rejecting another.
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Members of the Proud Boys and other similar groups gathered for a rally at Delta Park in Portland, Oregon, on Sept. 26. America Is About to Enter Its Years of Lead
Trump’s calls for political violence are a familiar far-right strategy.
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A United States Air Force F-35B Lightning II fighter jet performs an aerial display during the Singapore Airshow media preview on Feb. 9, 2020. Why the United States Shouldn’t Sell Jets to the UAE
Selling F-35s to the United Arab Emirates could give Russia access to U.S. technology and erode Israel’s regional military edge.
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An airplane of Israel's El Al is adorned with the Emirati, Israeli, and U.S. flags and the word "peace" in Arabic, English, and Hebrew on arriving at the Abu Dhabi airport in the first-ever commercial flight from Israel to the UAE on Aug. 31, 2020. Welcome to a Brand-New Middle East
Israel’s pacts with the UAE and Bahrain go far beyond the tenuous “cold peace” with Egypt and Jordan. They could even help end the conflict with the Palestinians.
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A demonstrator holds a U.S. dollar bill burned during a protest of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 30, 2010. Global Capital Is the Tail That Wags the U.S. Economic Dog
Economists have long imagined that the free movement of capital around the world benefits the U.S. economy. It doesn’t.
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Richard Nixon America Needs to Prosecute Its Presidents
Pardoning Trump, like Nixon before him, would be a disaster.
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U.S. President George W. Bush in China American Leaders Sold a Dream of Changing China
Advocates of engagement are now downplaying the missionary impulse. That’s not what U.S. presidents said at the time.
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin walk in the gardens at Hillsborough Castle during Johnson’s visit to Belfast on Aug. 13. The Latest Brexit Crisis May Save Ireland’s Shaky Coalition Government
Brexit may be fatal for Dublin in the long term. But for now, it’s a boon to the country’s historic—and fragile—coalition.
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People walk on the Columbia University campus Beyond IR’s Ivory Tower
The world needs experts to engage with policy more than ever. Research shows international relations scholars are already up to the task.
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Refugees displaced from Afrin line up to receive bread from the Syrian Red Crescent in Ahras, Syria, on March 25, 2018. Syria’s Forgotten Displaced Aren’t Equipped to Fight the Pandemic
The regime has restricted aid to those who fled Afrin in 2018, leaving them without test kits, basic supplies, or access to specialist care.
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Hasán Rohaní, el presidente de Irán (izquierda) saluda al presidente venezolano, Nicolás Maduro Las sanciones están llevando a Irán y Venezuela a los brazos del otro
La política estadounidense de “presión máxima” no ha destruido a la economía iraní, y Teherán ahora está compartiendo sus lecciones de resiliencia con el asediado régimen de Nicolás Maduro en Caracas.
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The Hedgemony game board. Rand Corporation Want to Learn How the Pentagon Works? Then Play This Board Game.
A new game meant to help the U.S. government write the 2018 National Defense Strategy shows what happens when resources and commitments collide.
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Thai protesters attend a rally outside the Thai parliament in Bangkok on Sept. 24. Can Thailand’s Protest Movement Broaden Its Appeal?
To succeed, the protesters will have to overcome old regional and class divides—and new ones, along generational lines.
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A protester carries a “Register to Vote” sign during a peaceful demonstration against police brutality in Los Angeles on June 6. Building a Shared Worldview Among Democrats and Republicans Could Be More Dangerous Than Healing
Bring people together around protecting democracy instead.
