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Back to SearchTrump and the Structures of 'Forever War'
Since 1945, has there been an antiwar U.S. president? Is it even possible to be an antiwar president when one has at his disposal history's most powe…
8 months, 1 week ago
Owl of Minerva
For half a century, the Cold War defined global politics. Contested by two superpowers with opposing ideologies and interests, it touched nearly ever…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Living Hell in Haiti
Has Haiti passed the point of no return? Nearly 5,000 people have been killed in gang violence since last October, according to the U.N. Gangs contro…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Putin Dance (Clinton to Trump)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has contended with five U.S. presidents, from Bill Clinton in 2000 to Donald Trump today. Each American leader had t…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Scopes Trial and Rural America
One hundred years ago, in July 1925, a high school teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, was arrested for teaching evolution. John Scopes' guilt was never in…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump and the American Century
Is President Donald Trump augmenting or undermining the sources of American power? Trade wars against U.S. allies, an immigration crackdown, and slas…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
New Battle for Gettysburg
President Trump's executive order to restore "truth and sanity to American history" targets esteemed institutions such as the Smithsonian and the Nat…
9 months ago
Obama and Libya
This is a story about the unintended consequences of U.S. military interventionism. In 2011, President Obama decided to get involved in Libya's civil…
9 months, 1 week ago
Democrats Lost in the Wilderness
The Democratic Party controls none of the three branches of government, has no apparent leader, and is deeply unpopular. An NBC News poll says only 2…
9 months, 1 week ago
Bombing and Starving International Law
Eighty years ago, during the final weeks of the worst war ever fought, the United Nations Charter was signed in late June 1945, outlawing aggression …
9 months, 2 weeks ago