Nancy Pelosi Shouldn’t Have Visited Taiwan
Nancy Pelosi should not have visited Taiwan at this time. Contrary to other opinions, sometimes it’s best for American politicians to relieve themselves from the need to prove our strength. The international community, both enemies and allies alike, know how...
The Rhetoric and Reality of NATO Integration in Bosnia and Herzegovina
As the conflict in Ukraine persists with little sign of a diplomatic solution, Western media outlets have begun paying tentative attention to the conflict’s potential to destabilize other parts of Europe, not least, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The 1995 Dayton Peace...
The New Schism: Will the Idea of the ‘West’ Survive the Scourge of the Russia-Ukraine War?
The "West" is not just a term, but also a concept that acquires new meanings with time. To its advocates, it can be analogous to civilization and benevolent power; to its detractors, mostly in the 'East' and 'South', it is associated with colonialism,...
Whose Rules? Our Rules! in the Rules-Based International Order
Reprinted from The Nation with permission of the author. There is a puzzle about American hegemony that should interest us more than it does. We are a conquering empire (even if our latest conquest always seems to end in retreat), but we can’t agree on the...
Iraq Daily Roundup: Nine Killed
What Did the West Promise Russia on NATO Expansion?
In 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin complained, "What happened to the assurances our western partners made after the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact? Where are those declarations today? No one even remembers them. But I will allow myself to remind this...
Is ‘Autocracy’ America’s Mortal Enemy?
In the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden declared to the nation and world: "We are engaged anew in a great battle for freedom. A battle between democracy and autocracy." On her trip to Taiwan, Speaker Nancy Pelosi echoed Biden:...
The Solomon Islands and the Perils of ‘Great Power Competition’
Bob Wright identifies a recent article as an example of Blobbish self-parody:Spencer-Churchill argues that “Invade that sovereign state!” can be a good answer – so long as the sovereign state is the Solomon Islands and the invader is the United States or Australia....
US Hypocrisy and Israeli Crimes
Many people were surprised and outraged when US President Biden recently fist bumped Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. After all, as a candidate, Biden pledged to make the Saudi kingdom a pariah since the Crown Prince had been directly linked to the murder of...
