How Increasing Foreign Intervention Would Threaten Trump’s Re-election
Calls from hawks like John Bolton and others in the military for more intervention are bad for Trump’s reelection chances and even worse for the United States.
President Trump’s Concern For Foreign Casualties From An Iran Strike Demonstrated Strength And Empathy
When was the last time you heard a U.S. president express hesitancy and moral qualms about the loss of innocent lives through our military interventions? Probably never.
The Early ‘90s Called Joe Biden. They Want Their Foreign Policy Back
While he has yet to fulfill this instinct in his foreign policy choices, Donald Trump is still more attuned to a non-interventionist America than is his prospective rival Joe Biden.
Open Borders Is Just Another Form Of Foreign Intervention Doomed To Fail
The United States cannot save the world by opening our borders. Its ills are too great and numerous.
Congress’s Vote To Keep War In Afghanistan Sells Out American Soldiers
By a 68-23 margin, the Senate decided we haven’t spilled enough blood, broken enough soldiers, or spent enough money on Afghanistan.
The Syria Controversy Is A Proxy War Over America’s Foreign Policy
James Mattis’s departure highlights the broader legitimation crisis that results from American foreign policy being run without democratic accountability and against popular opinion.
America’s Forever War In Afghanistan Has Engulfed A New Generation
Americans born 17 years ago can now enlist to fight in a war that began before they were born. It’s time to end the Afghanistan war.
How U.S. Foreign Intervention Created Our Domestic Surveillance State
A militaristic foreign policy has real effects on domestic institutions and poses a genuine threat to domestic liberties.
Trump’s Afghanistan Plan Upends His Campaign Promises Against Perpetual War
President Trump’s Afghanistan plan is, above all, a pledge to double down on the bipartisan failures of the last decade and half, making changes only for the worse.
Has Donald Trump Already Abandoned His ‘America First’ Foreign Policy?
The Trump administration is a lot closer to conventional foreign policy orthodoxy than many of his political enemies thought or his supporters desired.
Trump’s Strike On Syria Betrays His Nationalist Supporters
If a few tear-jerker images can move President Trump (or anyone) to support a war that he always opposed, we’re in bad shape indeed.
What ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Says About Our Apocalyptic Fears
Sometimes monster movies aren’t really about the CGI monsters; they’re about the monsters creating fear in our own lives.
The Right Approach To The Middle East Is Between Interventionism And Isolationism
A conservative approach toward the Middle East today should not be a choice between the two extremes of isolationism or global policing.
We Need To Stop Backing Syrian Rebels Willing To Work With Al-Qaeda
The U.S. has spent billions in training and support for Syrian rebels—the same rebels now willing to work with the terrorists responsible for 9/11.
Here’s The Foreign Policy Stance That Should Displace Neocons
Liberal interventionism and neoconservatism offer us the same militaristic approaches. It’s time for a new, more thoughtful approach to our foreign policy.
4 Reasons Globalism Won’t Retreat Anytime Soon
Peering through the murk, what we see in our current political memes about globalism is a noisy celebration of half-truths and half-baked ideas.
Newly Released Transcript Proves Orlando Terrorist Was Avenging ISIS
‘My name is Islamic soldier. . . You have to tell America to stop bombing Syria and Iraq.’
Report: ‘Building Democracy’ In Afghanistan Actually Built An Empire Of Corruption
U.S. efforts to remake Afghanistan in its own image fostered corruption and cronyism, a new report finds.
The Battle For The GOP’s Foreign Policy Soul
Sean Hannity and Bret Stephens can duke it out all they want over nativism or neoconservatism in foreign policy, but their world will soon be over.
Here’s How An ‘America In Retreat’ Could Benefit The World
The Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens’ new book, “America in Retreat”, cannot establish a coherent intellectual framework for U.S. foreign policy.
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