News Abroad

Foreign Policy by Tweeting?

by John Dickson

Trump’s behavior shows his disregard for history.

Here’s a Clue to What Might Happen in Cuba Now

by Matthew D. Jacobs

It’s what happened in Vietnam after the death of one of its revered Communist leaders.

Why Do the Americans Still Need Vietnam and the Vietnamese Need Them?

by Christopher Goscha

The answer is that Vietnam continues to find itself perched upon one of the globe’s most dangerous geopolitical fault lines.

What Would Eisenhower Think of the U.S.-China Space Rivalry?

by Yanek Mieczkowski

He wouldn’t be worried it.

Prepare Yourself: We’re About to Become the Great Satan Again

by Alan McPherson

A new wave of anti-Americanism is likely now thanks to Trump’s election.

What Happens to the Middle East Now?

by James L. Gelvin

We cannot know for sure what Trump plans to do, but from what we do know, the prospects are alarming.

This Thanksgiving Invite a “Silent Guest” to Dinner

by William Lambers

Sadly, it’s time to revive this old idea.

The Horrible Laws that Blocked Jews from the US after World War 2 but Let Nazis in

by Richard Rashke

Truman fought for the Jews but lost in Congress.

Does the U.S. Government Really Need Thousands of Nuclear Weapons?

by Lawrence S. Wittner

Even the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff think that 1,000 deployed nuclear weapons are sufficient to safeguard U.S. national security.

We Aren’t Ignoring the Plight of Refugees as We Did in the 1930s. But …

by Peter Fritzsche

Our behavior toward refugees in our midst has been deplorably similar.

We Know Where Trump Stands on Nuclear Weapons. What About Hillary?

by William Lambers

As president she would have a great opportunity to finally fulfill Ike’s dream of banning nuke weapons tests.

What Would a President Hillary Clinton Do to Help Democracy in Latin America?

by Brian D'Haeseleer

We can’t be sure, but her track record suggests she’d favor military solutions at the expense of democracy in a crisis.

Civil War Victims Should Never Go Hungry Again

by William Lambers

Our own Civil War offers a lesson for the world for what can be done in a difficult situation.

So We’re Ignoring the Plight of Syrian Refugees? It’s an Old Story.

by Richard Rashke

The first in a series of articles about the world’s indifference to Jewish refugees in the 1930s.

The Middle East Studies Establishment Goes Full Warrior

by Daniel Pipes

After we challenged a state university’s ties with a radical institution in the West Bank lauded by Hamas as a “greenhouse for martyrs” the Middle East Studies Association attacked us.

Snowden: To Kill or Not to Kill

by Richard Rashke

Trump has called for Snowden’s assassination. But would it be legal?

Is the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn Going too Far Left?

by Luke Reader

History suggests Labour governs successfully from the center.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s Amazing and Grim Prophecy

by Kenneth Weisbrode

The world remembers Francis Fukuyama’s "The End of History" and Samuel Huntington’s "The Clash of Civilizations." But it was Moynihan who got the future right.

How Neoliberalism – Blind Faith in Markets -- Contributed to Brexit

by Phillip Ther

The British plebiscite against the EU confirms the fragility of the neoliberal order that emerged in the 1980s.

Did Shimon Peres Make a Difference?

by Yoav J. Tenembaum

He was both an an Eventful individual and an Event-making individual.