Though the dust from the devastating Tigray War of 2020–2022 has barely settled, the Horn of Africa once again appears to be drifting toward catastrophe. Recent developments suggest a growing risk of renewed conflict involving Ethiopia’s federal government, the Tigray...
Dinosaur GenXers like me recall that after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the foreign policy set was busy asking how the United States would cash its forthcoming "peace dividend," whether NATO would fold up shop having achieved its ostensible purpose, and maybe whether...
Political movements often begin as revolts against entrenched power, only to be absorbed by the very institutions they sought to challenge. The pattern is familiar in American political history. Grassroots insurgencies ignite public enthusiasm, mobilize voters around...
Marco Rubio did something unusual on Capitol Hill last Monday. He told the truth. Standing outside a classified Gang of Eight briefing on March 2, the Secretary of State explained to reporters exactly why the United States launched Operation Epic Fury four days...
In my lifetime I've seen a lot of betrayals come out of Washington DC. It may be the only net export of that city on the Potomac. But last week may prove to be the worst, and most devastating for our national health. A war powers resolution to end the war with...
On the surface, everything between Vietnam and the United States looked better than it ever had. In September 2023, President Joe Biden and General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, elevating relations to their highest diplomatic...
Unfortunately, President [Donald] Trump listened to the neocons and [Israeli Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu instead of his MAGA base and other voices of caution as he launched a surprise attack on Iran over the weekend. For the second time in nine months, the U.S....
In his recent comments justifying a preventive war against Iran, President Donald Trump declared, "In 1983, Iran's proxies carried out the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut that killed 241 American military personnel." Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has invoked that...
