If Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump in November, the question he will face is not whether to restore the liberal international order. It is whether the US can work with an inner core of allies to promote democracy and human rights while... Read More
One of former President Donald Trump’s principal legacies was to elevate the attention that U.S. foreign policy accords to China. His... Read More
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Israel cautions Biden not to rush it with the Iranians and to adapt to a fundamentally changed Middle East. Read More
Now with a new administration preparing to bring the United States back into compliance with the agreement, the opposition machinery is... Read More
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The Ukrainian government concluded a series of agreements and held important discussions with European Union officials during Prime Minister... Read More
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This week on Babel, Jon Alterman talks with Ambassador James Jeffrey, who recently finished serving as the Secretary of State's special... Read More
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hen advocates of restraint apply their beliefs to current con - ditions, they generate many recommended changes to existing U.S. policy.... Read More
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To understand what motivated this month’s coup in Myanmar, you need to understand the army’s history and cloistered... Read More
Last year was a bad year for the world. Not even al-Qaeda was spared. To start, in January al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader Qassim... Read More
The world came much closer to nuclear war than we realized in 1983. Read More
Now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has finally come up against the House of Commons in a long-postponed 266-0 revolt against his... Read More
Beijing and New Delhi may be disengaging in the Pangong Tso lake region, but their divisions are more fraught than ever. Read More
Held back by infighting and hard-liners on the Hill, the administration may have squandered precious time to save the Iran nuclear deal,... Read More
On a golden day last September, I visited the ruins of the first Greek city on the Iberian Peninsula, a settlement from the sixth century... Read More
The U.S. Air Force’s top officer wants the service to develop an affordable, lightweight fighter to replace hundreds of Cold... Read More
Lanfranco Cirillo designed the ostentatious palace that Alexei Navalny claims belongs to Russia’s president. "We used fantastic... Read More
I wanted to understand the gangs that smuggle refugees into the U.K., so I infiltrated one. This is my report from Calais Read More
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Once considered one of the most stable democracies in Latin America, Venezuela is now a country in crisis. Two men claim to... Read More
The use of targeted sanctions has been arguably the central response of U.S. foreign policy against Russia since the annexation of Crimea in... Read More
The U.S. has enjoyed global military dominance for decades. But in the face of emerging threats, some say a new strategy is in... Read More
TBILISI — Only six days ago, Georgia was drawing praise for pressing pause on a controversial police raid to capture the... Read More
Rift between Salmond and Sturgeon casts harsh light on institutions Read More
If Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump in November, the question he will face is not whether to restore the liberal international order. It is whether the US can work with an inner core of allies to promote democracy and human rights while... Read More
