Did Robert McNamara know Vietnam was unwinnable?
A new biography asks the same question – and looks into a potential affair with Jackie
Foreign policy
Tuesday
Monday
The case for MAGA imperialism
Like it or not, imperialism and colonialism are congenital to the American experiment
Tuesday
Memories of the 12 DAY WAR
The President turns World War Three into a marketing success
Tuesday
America no longer knows how to fight a war
At home and abroad, the question is no longer ‘which system is best?’ but ‘whose land is this?’
Tuesday
Why Washington should make Latin America a priority
Beijing isn’t just talking
Saturday
Trump’s foreign policy isn’t unprincipled
The President is driven by a deep fear of communist China
Thursday
Landlord Trump, the tenants’ best bet
America has been lecturing other nations about how they keep their own houses — if indeed they are their own — for decades
Thursday
China’s response to Trump’s tariffs marks a dramatic escalation
The new cold war is heating up
Monday
How Trump is revolutionizing Washington
He’ll lose some battles in the courts, perhaps a great many. But what counts is how many he wins
Tuesday
Get ready for Trump’s ‘FAFO’ foreign policy
In forcing Colombia’s president to take illegal immigrants, Trump is presenting a revamped approach to foreign affairs
Tulsi Gabbard will bring sunlight to a rotten system
She’s my friend. And a patriot
Thursday
The heterodox cabinet
In almost every role that matters, Trump has opted for a nominee who has been an extreme critic of the very body he or she is set to oversee
Trump’s new world order
What does the president’s cabinet mean for America abroad?
Wednesday
Biden-Harris should help destroy Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure
Biden and Harris reportedly want credit for Israel’s success, but an arsonist playing firefighter deserves no applause
Friday
Seized Russian assets should be used against Putin
If realpolitik says an orderly plunder of Russian treasure might save Ukraine, then shouldn’t the rules change to allow it?
Wednesday
Who actually gets hurt by sanctioning Russia?
Complex globalized financial structures are capable of spreading damage everywhere
Monday
David Cameron meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago
The UK foreign secretary then heads to DC
Sunday
Lessons from costly wars past
American credibility is said to be at stake in Ukraine. This is tragically true
Where is the clarity in modern center-right foreign policy?
Matthew Kroenig and Dan Negrea suggest a response to the new isolationism that is essential for understanding contemporary foreign policy debates on the right
Thursday
What will the new Trump foreign policy look like?
The former president came into office as an agent of chaos, but his foreign policy ended up relatively stable. Will that change in a second term?
