The Globalist

The Phillipines’ new President, not Russia’s Putin, is the international leader closest to Trump’s heart and mind.

Obama’s Syria policy failed because it did not anticipate provoking Iranian and Russian interventions.

Libya receives very little attention these days. Why did the international community collectively go wrong?

The cost of letting US policy be determined primarily by the ambitions of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

Examining the perfectly closed loops of circular Islamist thinking.

We now live in a world where liberal democracies, principally the United States, do not affirm the principles of liberalism.

Does criticizing and downplaying other nations help Americans feel better about themselves?

From the Balkans and Iraq to Libya: How important are morals in foreign policy making?

Why U.S. foreign policy has such a mixed record, in the Middle East and beyond.

Obama opened lines of communications to Iran, but political pressures in Washington prevent a more substantive shift in relations.