U.S. foreign policy is evidently held hostage by a venal, avaricious and, above all, reckless claque of elites.
James W. Carden
James W. Carden is writing fellow at Globetrotter and a former adviser to the U.S. State Department. Previously, he was a contributing writer on foreign affairs at the Nation, and his work has also appeared in the Quincy Institute’s Responsible Statecraft, the American Conservative, Asia Times, and more.
Change Is Coming to Berlin: What Col. Douglas Macgregor Thinks About Germany’s New Foreign Policy
“Baerbock is a crusader looking for a reason to crusade – and that’s a problem.”
‘Fascist’ Doesn’t Mean What It Used To
Marlene Laruelle’s study mainly focuses on the use and abuse of the term as applied to the West’s relations with Russia.
In U.S. Foreign Policy, Realists Are Finally on the Rise
The long unheeded and potentially bipartisan policy advocated by thinkers like the late Sherle R. Schwenninger, co-founder of the New America Foundation and my friend, may finally have its moment.
What Kind of a Threat Is Russia?
On no subject is the bipartisan consensus more unshakable than on the Russian threat.
Europe After Angela Merkel: Is the Atlantic Era Over?
Any answer must begin with France’s role in the EU and include the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
How AUKUS May Damage NATO
The fallout over the AUKUS deal, as we are now seeing, has been a severe rift in relations between two historic allies, the U.S. and France. And the collateral damage may also include NATO.
Media Revelations Suggest the U.S. Civilian Control of the Military Is Increasingly Shaky
Civilian control of the military is a bedrock principle of the US Constitution yet has been flouted again and again.
What Next After 20 Years of War in Afghanistan? Anatol Lieven on the U.S. Legacy and the Taliban’s Rise
Anatol Lieven, who has covered wars in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Southern Caucasus, speaks on the U.S. legacy and the Taliban’s rise.
After Decades of Disastrous U.S. Interventions, It’s Time to Stop Giving Isolationism a Bad Name
Leveling accusations of isolationism against critics has served to short-circuit important policy debates.
The Legacy of Failure in Afghanistan Starts in 1979, Not 2001
Illusions and delusions that fueled the Cold War have ramifications to this day.
The Status of Crimea Is Far More Complicated Than Western Media Admits
“If there were a moral to be drawn from the Crimean War which might apply to the present it would be this: in a war between Russia and the West, it is the powers which keep out who will be the the real gainers…”
AJP Taylor, February 1951
France Has a Military Generals Problem—Why There’s a Fray in Civilian-Military Relations
The principle of civilian control of the military is being challenged in very public ways in both democratic countries.