List of Leaders articles
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U.S. President Donald Trump What Could Stop an ‘Unhinged’ U.S. President From Ordering a Nuclear Strike?
Not a lot, it turns out.
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The activist Mike Merrigan holds a piñata shaped like the Twitter logo with hair to look like U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest outside Twitter headquarters in San Francisco on May 28, 2020. Can Regulation Douse Populism’s Online Fires?
Social media’s manufactured hate needs solutions beyond censorship.
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U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a memorandum reinstating sanctions on Iran after the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal at the White House in Washington on May 8, 2018. Why Biden’s Plan to Rejoin the Iran Deal Makes No Sense
This week’s escalation of tensions by Tehran looks like blackmail to force Biden to abandon sanctions—and give up leverage over the regime.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the White House with President Donald Trump. U.S. Diplomats Draft Dissent Cable Following Storming of Capitol by Pro-Trump Mob
State Department officials expressed anger at the department’s gag order on messaging as violence wracked Washington, saying the incident has caused untold damage to U.S. efforts to promote democratic values abroad.
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A supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump carries a Confederate flag through the U.S. Capitol rotunda in Washington on Jan 6. The Enduring Damage of This Insurrection to U.S. Diplomacy
Adversaries are already leveraging Wednesday’s indelible images of chaos for propaganda purposes.
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Members of the Swat team patrol and secure the Statuary Hall before U.S. Vice President makes his way into the House Chamber, at the U.S. Capitol, on the morning of Jan. 7 hours after a mob invaded the building. Will the World Take the United States Seriously After the Capitol Invasion?
After a pro-Trump mob stormed Congress, Americans might have a harder time accomplishing their diplomatic goals from Europe to China.
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A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands with members of the National Guard behind a fence surrounding Capitol Hill on Jan. 7. Should Trump Be Prosecuted?
History shows that holding former leaders to account pays off—if it’s done in the right way.
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U.S. President Donald Trump watches as former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 9, 2020. Growing Number of Trump Officials Resign Following Insurrection at Capitol
Wednesday’s assault was not the first time the president has incited violence, but for several administration officials, it was a step too far.
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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses his supporters at a rally near the White House in Washington before the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6. Invoke the 25th Amendment—Now
Trump’s actions on Wednesday have led to an unavoidable national reckoning.
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Police officers attempt to push back a mob supporting U.S. President Donald Trump as the rioters try to storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. Carnage Comes to the Capitol
Donald Trump decried ‘American carnage’ in his 2017 inaugural address on the Capitol steps. His rhetoric made it a reality in 2021.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen through a damaged entrance of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 7. America Can’t Promote Democracy Abroad. It Can’t Even Protect It at Home.
Wednesday’s failed insurrection shows how the global ambitions of foreign-policy elites are divorced from reality—and undermined by domestic dysfunction.
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi calls for the removal of President Donald Trump from office either by invocation of the 25th Amendment by Vice President Mike Pence and a majority of the Cabinet members or Impeachment at the U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2021 in Washington, DC. Impeachment Calls Gain Momentum After Pro-Trump Mob Storms Congress
Trump has become “unmoored” from reality, warns lone Republican congressman joining Democrats in calls to remove the president.
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Pro-Trump rioters clash with police and security forces as they storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. America, Welcome to the Ranks of Struggling Democracies
What needs to happen next if U.S. democracy is to survive.
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The U.S. Capitol is seen behind the Washington Monument the day after a pro-Trump mob broke into the building on Jan. 7. Why Ghana Does Disputed Elections Better Than the United States
Lessons from democracy-building efforts abroad for use at home.
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Trump supporters clash with police and security forces, as they storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. Trump’s Enablers Face Violent Reckoning
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says Trump will “deservedly be left a man without a country.”
