US foreign policy
The Building Blocks of a Restraint Coalition
There is strong support among voters of both parties for increased diplomacy and decreased military engagement.
By Daniel Larison
September 23, 2020
The American public is increasingly...
Gareth Porter: More on Trump’s First Term Foreign Policy Record
Sep.11, 2020
Scott and Gareth Porter continue their ongoing conversation about President Trump’s foreign policy so far. Porter focuses first on Iran, which has become...
Trump says he wanted to take out Syria’s Assad but Mattis...
By Brett Samuels
09/15/20
President Trump on Tuesday confirmed a plan was in the works to take out Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2017 and that...
Ex-general appointed by Trump says he was in Gaza with Israeli...
By Michael F. Brown
6 August 2020
US President Donald Trump picked retired General Anthony J. Tata on Sunday to perform the duties of the deputy...
Preparing for War?
Trump's top Iran envoy quits as US bids to extend Tehran embargo
By Julian Borger in Washington and Tom Phillips in Mexico City
Aug. 6, 2020
The...
Trump installs ex-general and anti-Islam bigot in top Pentagon post
By Patrick Martin
4 August 2020
In an action that combines authoritarian contempt for Congress and a direct appeal to racist and fascist sentiments, President...
Branko Marcetic on Trump’s Dangerous Russia Hawkishness
Aug 4, 2020
Branko Marcetic discusses a recent move by the Trump administration that will grant unprecedented powers to the CIA to conduct cyber attacks...
Presumptuous Pompeo Pushes Preposterous ‘Peking’ Policy
A rant by Mike Pompeo regarding what the U.S. should do with China led to a fruitful exchange between an old China, and an...
France-Turkey naval clash: Proxy war in Libya enters a new stage
By Dr. Karin Kneissl
Jul.27, 2020
A confrontation between the two NATO states France and Turkey continues to trouble the Mediterranean region; Egyptian forces are mobilizing. And...
“This Is Trump’s War”: U.S.-Backed Saudi Bombing in Yemen Continues as...
July 17, 2020
As the coronavirus spreads in Yemen, where the population already devastated by the world’s worst humanitarian crisis faces growing hunger and aid...