Commentary / World Jan 11, 2021

What America has learned from Iranian social media

The U.S. State Department’s new approach treated social media as a channel to learn what Iranians thought about both their own regime and U.S. policy.

Commentary / World Dec 1, 2020

Progressives may not like Biden’s foreign policy

Biden has signaled that his national security cabinet will be more centrist than the left flank of his party would like.

Commentary / World Nov 22, 2020

Trump’s Afghan troop withdrawal puts Biden in a jam

Avoiding calamity is not the same as wise statecraft. Trump’s final military act is reckless, particularly in Afghanistan.

Commentary / World Sep 6, 2020

Russia is using the media to wage war in Belarus. Sound familiar?

Vladimir Putin is trying to convey the impression that he is just a concerned neighbor in the Belarusian crisis.

Commentary / World Aug 11, 2020

Would a new Iran deal be tougher than the one Trump left?

A president desperate for a win isn’t always in the best position to negotiate.

Commentary / World Jul 5, 2020

The war on terror survives Rand Paul’s attempt to end it

Yet the U.S. senator from Kentucky is right to point out that Congress is abdicating its responsibility.

Commentary / World May 14, 2020

Trump unmasks Obama administration’s unmaskers

The Trump administration's attempt to explain what happened to Michael Flynn isn't very revealing.

Commentary / World Mar 31, 2020

Keep a tight rein on virus-tracking tools

Tools that democracies need to fight a pandemic are not appropriate when it’s over.

Commentary / World Mar 2, 2020

Why the Taliban is celebrating Trump's peace plan

The agreement does not require the terrorist group to recognize Afghanistan's legitimately elected government.