#Jolani, the new ruler of Syria, is yet another product of #America's misbegotten #Iraq war, radicalized under US detention like Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before him: foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/30/let…

Excellent piece>>

Very smart take by Joshua Landis one of the country's sharpest observers of #Syria: politico.com/news/magazine/…

In his farewell column, Paul Krugman ascribes “this grim place we're in” to “a collapse of trust in elites.” But has #Krugman ever fully acknowledged his own part in this?foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/22/eco…

How #JimmyCarterRIP, even more than #Reagan, won the #ColdWar: foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/29/jim…

Interesting early postmortem by David Ignatius on Jake Sullivan's handling of #BidenAdministration foreign policy. But one question not asked: did Biden's disastrous withdrawal from #Afghanistan encourage #Putin's invasion of Ukraine? washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

Final word on the passing of #JimmyCarter: He as much as Reagan won the Cold War: foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/29/jim…

With high-tech threats emerging fast and furious, It's precisely the wrong moment in history for nations to stop cooperating--and #Trump2025 will almost certainly exacerbate the problem. But what if #AI proves to be our savior rather than our destroyer? foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/06/tec…

At long last, give #JimmyCarter his due: foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/29/jim…

On the ground in #Greenland Ben Schreckinger delivers the definitive account of #Trump's would-be land grab: politico.com/news/magazine/…

If #Trump orders the #Military into U.S. cities, will they obey orders? politico.com/news/magazine/…

my old colleague Ron Fournier brilliantly sums up the stakes of #Trump's 'deep state' strategy: convulsions.substack.com/p/deep-deep-tr…

PBS has the best takedown of #USAID--which is ironic considering that #Trump now wants to cut funding for PBS: pbs.org/newshour/show/…

Who better to lay out the #Republican case for #USAID than a former Republican director of the agency? politico.com/news/magazine/…

In light of what's happened in the last few days between #Trump and #Putin I'm reposting this: foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/30/end…

Yep, #Trump's just doing Project 2025 after all, says the guy who created the whole thing: politico.com/news/magazine/…

why aren't more people talking about this? politico.com/news/magazine/…

During his trip to the #MiddleEast, #Trump effectively closed the door on a generation of U.S. policy toward the region and sanctified #Arab authoritarianism: foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/15/aut…

The #Military has been worried about #domestic deployment by #Trump for a long while: politico.com/news/magazine/…

The Temptation of #DonaldTrump: politico.com/news/magazine/…