Commentary / World Oct 3, 2018

Reclaiming American internationalism

After decades of thoughtless military interventionism, it is little wonder that so many Americans support Trump's "America First" policy.

Commentary / World Jun 25, 2018

The despot and the diplomat

Whether Trump's values-free approach works depends on the diplomacy that follows.

Commentary / World May 2, 2018

What to expect from the Trump-Kim summit

Before U.S. President Donald Trump starts celebrating the apparent diplomatic rapprochement on the Korean Peninsula, he should consider the challenges that lie ahead.

Commentary / World Apr 2, 2018

Trump's new national security team cause for concern

A dangerous world could become more dangerous still.

Commentary / World Feb 20, 2018

What does the U.S. want in Syria?

The complexity of the Syria situation has far surpassed the world's ability to master it.

Commentary / World Feb 7, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in's Olympic realpolitik

South Korea's president has both neutralized the threat of North Korean disruption to the Olympic Games and kept a thin-skinned U.S. president firmly on his side.

Commentary / World Jan 5, 2018

Giving democracy the finger in Washington

Trump has used his first year in office to reverse America's traditional role as a guarantor of security and democratic values.

Commentary / World Nov 30, 2017

Trump's missing North Korea strategy

Almost one year into his presidency, Trump's only achievement regarding North Korea has been to secure additional sanctions from the United Nations.

Commentary / World Oct 2, 2017

Trump's U.N. hypocrisy

The U.N. is far from perfect. But, rather than bash it, U.S. leaders should understand that its actions and decisions are often an extension of their own.

Commentary / World Sep 4, 2017

North Korea and U.S. leadership

The challenge in North Korea is not just a nuclear crisis. It is a crisis of the quality of U.S. leadership.