After nearly two decades of bloodshed, meaningful progress is finally being made towards a conclusion of the war in Afghanistan. Negotiations with the Taliban in Qatar have achieved an uncommon consistency. On the domestic front, a bipartisan resolution matching the Taliban’s proposed timeline has emerged in the U.S. Senate. The main voices opposing peace originate from within the Pentagon and the Afghan National Unity Government.
Reindustrialization, the Dollar, and the Limits of Tariff Politics
President Donald Trump’s call to reindustrialize the United States taps into a widely shared sense that something fundamental has gone wrong in the American economy. Manufacturing employment has collapsed, entire regions have been hollowed out, and supply-chain...
