War and National Security
Putin’s More Perfect Union
The idea that Putin is driven by the philosophy of Eurasianism obscures the pragmatism of Russia’s foreign policy.
Kashmir’s High Price for Demanding Independence
In the name of fighting radical Islam, Indian troops have gone to war with civilians.
Will Peace Bring Justice to Colombia?
Will victims of the war be served by the call for restorative justice?
Waiting at Guantánamo
After fourteen years, Mohamedou Ould Slahi may finally have a chance at freedom.
Brexit Threatens World Peace and Security
The vote will have consequences far beyond the UK's borders.
From “War on Crime” to War on the Black Community
The enduring impact of President Johnson’s crime commission.
Writing Human Rights and Getting It Wrong
The West likes morality plays with clear heroes and villains, in which we play the role of savior.
In Syria, Keeping the Faith
Democratic forces persist amid brutal regime violence and sectarian conflict.
What the Kerner Report Got Wrong about Policing
Bad police were not simply a symptom of racism. They were often its agents.
Fifty Years Ago, the Government Said Black Lives Matter
The radical conclusions of the 1968 Kerner Report.
Matters of Choice
Scholar and retired Army officer Andrew Bacevich on the U.S. war for the Greater Middle East
Machinations of Wicked Men
Niall Ferguson’s authorized biography falsifies Henry Kissinger’s intellectual legacy.
Turkey Descends into Authoritarianism
Fears of terrorism, and President Erdoğan’s rivalry with an exiled theologian, have become excuses for censorship and repression.
Weaponizing Syria’s Water
For anti-Assad rebels, a southern spring has become a kind of suicide bomb.
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