Zohran Mandani’s refusal to condemn the usage of the phrase “globalize the intifada” speaks to the radical anti-Israelism that increasingly pervades the modern Democratic Party
Eric BordenkircherDecember 1, 2025
Indonesia, with a majority Muslim population of 280 million, is well-positioned to steer the Islamic world in a direction that is less radical and more friendly to human rights and democracy
John LenczowskiNovember 5, 2025
Trump’s pivot to apparently full-throated support for Ukraine underscores a core principle of his “America First” doctrine: non-ideological flexibility in pursuit of U.S. national security objectives
Mónika PalotaiOctober 15, 2025
While spreading democracy may be an admirable goal, the US must be clear-eyed about the costs of promoting American-style government in parts of the world with no history of democracy
Francis P. SempaOctober 2, 2025
Central and Eastern Europe, strongly anti-authoritarian from their own recent history of oppression, should be viewed by the US as essential partners in the new Cold War
Filip StyczynskiAugust 5, 2025
Absent the language and intercultural skills that make diplomacy work, the US will not be able to effectively project power abroad
Siobhan Heekin-CanedyJune 26, 2025
Despite arguments that the US must prioritize Taiwan over Ukraine, the truth is that if the latter falls, the former will soon be next
Alan Dowd & J. Daryl CharlesJune 6, 2025
Despite calls for America to stop promoting democracy abroad, the truth is that autocratic regimes are intrinsically unstable and can be relied upon neither by the US nor by their own citizens
Aaron RhodesJune 5, 2025
Joseph Nye, who recently passed away at 88, will be remembered as a giant in the theory and practice of international relations
Dean C. CurryJune 2, 2025
