America has been bombing Yemen for two decades. That conflict ultimately led to Waltz’s dismissal as national security adviser.

Donald Trump decided to start his day by ratcheting up his threats against Iran.

Why Democrats and the media are struggling to capture the insanity—and danger—of the new Trump administration.

Donald Trump continues his revenge tour.

Yes, the president-elect really is serious about expanding the U.S. But what he mostly wants is to bully small countries that won’t fight back.

It’s easy to forget after so much time has passed, but his presidency began with great promise—which still resonates today.

His recently hacked campaign is warning against “doing the bidding of America’s enemies” with any potentially leaked documents—and apparently we’ve all forgotten that 2016 ever happened.

On daily life in a fascist America

Michael Doyle’s new book lays out how to avoid conflict with China and Russia.

Iran’s players made a bold protest statement the other day. But like it or not, on the pitch, they represent national glory in which the regime wants to bathe.

Why is Tom Cotton the loudest member of Congress speaking about human rights abuses in Iran right now?

Biden promised a more humane foreign policy, but advocates of sanction reform are waiting to see concrete action.

Nonfiction narratives that purport to explain life in Islam’s far-flung capitals paper over the brutal hand of U.S. foreign policy.

A consideration of dirty work, the people who dream of doing it, and what it means for everyone else

The assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is a reminder of how badly the U.S. needs a new approach to Iran. Is Biden up to the task?

The president was always too dense to develop a coherent foreign policy. Now the secretary of state is using these final weeks in power to cement his own legacy.

Countless lives in America, Iran, and Iraq depend on leaders’ willingness to put down the sabers and cooperate.

Why our foreign policymakers can’t quit interventionism

Can we avoid the pitfalls of 2003 to build a broadly popular anti-war movement?

Other targets of Trump's strikes were “bad dudes” … as well as recipients of American payoffs in the Iraq War.