Aug 23 Column: Trump’s plan for Afghanistan isn’t fresh, and here’s why By Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations President Trump’s much-anticipated Afghan policy rightly avoids troop withdrawal timelines but offers little prospect for progress against the durable Taliban, says analyst Max Boot of the Council on Foreign Relations. Continue reading
Aug 17 Column: Here’s what I learned from 3 years reporting in Iraq By Alessandro Pavone Out of the blue, my editor called: “Pack your gear, we need you in Erbil tomorrow.” I had never been to Iraq before, and I had no idea what I was getting into. Continue reading
Aug 16 Column: Why I can’t stop thinking about the children of Syria By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon The kids were everywhere -- full of joy, full of spirit, full of exhaustion. Full of life. And they both inspired and broke my heart. Continue reading
Aug 15 Analysis: What’s at stake in NAFTA renegotiation? By Michael D. Mosettig The Trump administration starts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico on Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 10 Column: Addressing the myths surrounding U.S. foreign aid By Joannie Tremblay-Boire for The Conversation With foreign aid on the chopping block, it’s important for Americans to understand how it works, who benefits from it and how U.S. contributions stack up. Continue reading
Apr 10 Column: Why removing Syria’s Assad from power is so complicated By David Alpher for The Conversation As costly as inaction has been in the six years since the Arab Spring uprisings first took hold in Syria, recent history suggests that removing Syrian President Bashar Assad in a hurry would be an even bigger mistake. Continue reading
Feb 17 Column: Trump wouldn’t like the media coverage in Mexico, either By Michael D. Mosettig MEXICO CITY -- A visitor to this capital from afar, or another planet, might think Donald Trump had been elected president of Mexico. Continue reading
Dec 22 What should Trump do about Syria? We get 5 takes By Larisa Epatko When President-elect Donald Trump enters office on Jan. 20, the bloody war in Syria against the Assad regime will be nearing its sixth year. We asked several analysts what Trump should do about one of the most intractable problems he… Continue reading
Nov 10 Column: 5 challenges Trump will face in the world By Simon Reich for The Conversation Unlike in the past, America appears as divided over key aspects of foreign policy as it is over domestic policy. So how does President-elect Donald Trump hope that to handle that divide, and what will be the major issues facing… Continue reading
Nov 08 Column: Washington’s carbon tax doesn’t address environmental justice By Bill Corcoran, Byron Gudiel Putting a price on carbon is just one tool in the toolbox for cutting climate pollution, not a solution in and of itself, the columnists say. Continue reading