Why I Won’t Miss Obama
Noah Millman explains why he’ll miss Obama: Like President Eisenhower, Obama will likely leave office on a note of caution to future administrations – but one that implicitly admits his failure to...
View ArticleObama’s Visit to Cuba
President Obama delivered an interesting speech in Havana during his visit to Cuba in which he touted the benefits of normalization, promoted liberal principles, and called for an end to the embargo....
View ArticleFlynn’s Warped Worldview
Michael Flynn is a retired general and former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and he is currently being vetted by Trump’s campaign as a possible running mate. Flynn’s name has also come up in...
View ArticleMcMullin’s Dreadfully Conventional Hawkishness
I haven’t taken Evan McMullin’s independent bid for president seriously because it began so late in the year with a complete unknown for a candidate, and I still don’t think it will amount to much....
View ArticleTrump and Normalization with Cuba
Normalization with Cuba seems likely to be another Obama policy that will be undone by the incoming administration: President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to “terminate” normalization of relations between...
View ArticleThe Taiwan Blunder vs. the Opening to Cuba
Marc Thiessen repeats one of the dumber talking points in defense of the Taiwan call: The hypocrisy is rank. When President Obama broke with decades of U.S. policy and extended diplomatic recognition...
View ArticleThoughts on Tillerson’s Opening Statement
Rex Tillerson’s prepared remarks for the start of his confirmation hearing today contain a fair amount of boilerplate rhetoric, but they also include several worrisome statements. These lines stood...
View ArticleTrump Considers Undoing Obama’s Opening to Cuba
The Trump administration is considering undoing Obama’s opening to Cuba: President Trump is considering reversing major pieces of the Obama administration’s opening with Cuba and reinstating limits on...
View ArticleTrump’s Misguided Partial Reversal of the Opening to Cuba
Trump announced the partial undoing of the opening to Cuba last week: Trump’s new policy, outlined broadly in a speech Friday, would stop individual Americans from traveling to Cuba under the so-called...
View ArticleThe Week’s Most Interesting Reads
U.S. questions detainees in Yemen prisons rife with torture. The AP reports on possible U.S. complicity in torture carried out by UAE forces in Yemen. Trump panders on Cuba. Doug Bandow criticizes...
View ArticleBolton’s Ridiculous ‘Troika of Tyranny’ Speech
Andrew Bacevich appropriately ridicules John Bolton’s silly “troika of tyranny” speech from earlier this week: Targeting the ‘triangle of terror’ might strike a chord with right wing Floridians. But...
View Article‘Wolf Pack of Rogue States’: Another Stupid Hawkish Phrase
Forget the “troika of tyranny.” There’s an even stupider label that the Trump administration is using now to describe foreign adversaries: Vice President Mike Pence has updated and expanded the “Axis...
View ArticleTrump’s Mindless Cuba Policy
The Trump administration is damaging relations with our allies again, this time over Cuba: The Trump administration will announce on Wednesday a big shift in policy toward Cuba by allowing U.S....
View ArticleTrump’s Misguided Venezuela and Cuba Policies
Walter Russell Mead’s analysis of Trump administration policies remains as unimpressive as ever: Mr. Maduro’s downfall would also be a major political victory for the Trump administration. Russia,...
View ArticleThe Stalemate in Venezuela
Guaido’s desperate gamble to force Maduro from power in Venezuela seemed to sputter and fail today: Making his first public appearance since the chaotic events began to unfold, Maduro went on state TV...
View ArticleThe Regime Change Policy Keeps Failing in Venezuela
The AP reports on the failed coup attempt in Venezuela: For the third time this year, the big moment in Venezuela has turned into a bust. Trump administration officials had expected that Wednesday...
View ArticleGraham’s Venezuela Warmongering Gets Worse
Lindsey Graham repeats his reckless demand for invading Venezuela, and his latest reason for doing it is even more ridiculous and ugly than before: “We need points on the board. Start with your own...
View ArticleTrump’s Bankrupt Cuba Policy
Christopher Sabatini objects to the Trump administration’s destructive Cuba policy: The Trump administration’s effort to bring about the end of Cuba’s repressive government by squeezing the island’s...
View ArticleFetishizing ‘Strength’ in Foreign Policy Is Weakness
Trump wants us to think that his foreign policy will be even worse and more aggressive now that Bolton is gone: In fact, my views on Venezuela, and especially Cuba, were far stronger than those of John...
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