What Is a Moral Foreign Policy?
How should we judge the morality of a president's foreign policy?
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The Aspen Strategy Group released The Struggle for Power: U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century bringing together preeminent experts to explore how to compete effectively with the military and tech
Stepping Back from the Brink on Iran
Neither the United States nor Iran wants to go to war. That’s the good news.
Power and Interdependence with China
When economists describe US-China interdependence, they tend to focus on the welfare benefits of growing trade and investment.
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The Aspen Strategy Group released Domestic and International (Dis)Order: A Strategic Response bringing together preeminent experts to explore race, democracy, and political divisions on the American h
The World Didn’t Change Much in 2019. That’s Bad News for 2020
It’s not hard to think of worthy candidates in the category of “most significant foreign-policy event of 2019.” Pick your poison: the Hong Kong protests, the whistleblower revelations that led to the
Everyone Knows America Lost Afghanistan Long Ago
Last week, the Washington Post published a massive set of documents on the protracted and still unsuccessful U.S.
Trump Violates Diplomacy’s Golden Rule
At the 2019 NATO summit, President Trump publicly heaped abuse on America’s closest friends.
10 Things in the World to Be Thankful for in 2019
It’s the week of Thanksgiving in the United States, which means it’s time for Americans to overeat, watch a lot of football, meet with friends and family, and try, if at all possible, to avoid talking
Impeachment Is Redeeming the Blob
The congressional hearings investigating whether U.S.
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