The Globalist

Trump clearly wants to set enlisted men against their commanders. He wants them loyal not to the Constitution, but to himself personally.

Unpacking the THAAD-Lotte-North Korea-China controversy.

When the world’s dominant culture exalts war, it is no wonder there is so much of it.

Has the Czar single-handedly rescued our “American Way of War”?

How to promote interventions, from Iraq to Syria, without ever being held accountable.

Is official Washington bound for a major clash with China?

Syria: When “red lines” lead to red faces.

Are the “red lines” set by the United States for weapons of mass destruction a lot less sharp in a post-Iraq Middle East?

What happens to global development when humanitarian aid becomes a central component of military strategy?

What can the Boston Marathon bombings teach the United States about employing more effective forms of countering violent extremism?