WATCH-- Chris Hayes: It's easier to argue about what college kids are doing than to confront the human misery and destruction that's happening in the actual conflict which is, of course, the source of these protests.

Democratic Party warns if Trump wins we'd see security forces harass/arrest people opposing his policies, he'd not enforce all laws to favor his allies & abroad he'd ignore human rights abuses & not use leverage fairly to resolve international conflicts.

Sean McCormick Two parties favor different terms for a ceasefire/hostage deal. Yet only one of them is said to be standing in the way? Adding to the irony: stated U.S. preferences — for a permanent ceasefire and against an invasion of Rafah — are contrary to Israel’s reported conditions.

A pleasure to join the The U.S. Programme Podcast, RSIS podcast while in Singapore. I argue that U.S. military retrenchment from the Middle East and Europe would enhance stability in the Indo-Pacific, contrary to fears that pull-backs anywhere would cascade into 'isolationism' everywhere. Here's why:

Blinken said earlier: “We are determined to get a ceasefire that brings the hostages home and to get it now, and the only reason that that wouldn’t be achieved is because of Hamas.” What Blinken said is not accurate.

How about we have a foreign policy that brings Americans together rather than drives them apart?

I’m really looking forward to tomorrow’s chat with my friends Fiona Hill and Chris Chivvis. Hope you can join us in person Carnegie Endowment.

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One of my main takeaways from studying history is that things which are very bad can always get much worse and that the difference between very bad and much worse is a real and significant one for the people affected.

'The emerging powers don't want to be vassals of China any more than they want to be vassals of America,' Chris Chivvis and Beatrix Geaghan-Breiner write in Foreign Policy: foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/30/mid…

It’s here! Our tenth episode is now available. Tune in to hear Stephen Wertheim offer his take on why U.S. policymakers need to prioritise.

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Leaders of China and Russia 'have been consciously emphasizing foreign policies that dismiss Western legitimacy, while carefully refraining from commenting on the foreign policy ambitions of each other.' Prescient piece by Gilbert Rozman from 2014: foreignaffairs.com/articles/east-…

But what sort of credible “roadmap” for Palestinian statehood could they come up with that the Israeli government wouldn’t shoot down in 2 seconds? 6/

This is a smart, direct way to counter Chinese economic coercion, through support for affected countries rather than coercive measures in response.