Against a Cuba Intervention
America’s history of intervention in Cuban internal affairs goes back to 1899 and the Spanish-American War. President William McKinley insisted on going to war…
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The Unequal Democracy of Germany
Americans often imagine Germany as the model liberal democracy: institutional, consensus-oriented, post-national, and morally disciplined by the catastrophes of…
Trump, China, and the Third World
Donald Trump has indicated a growing desire to challenge China’s expanding influence across the developing world, particularly in regions such as Africa and the…
Out on a Limb, but Unmoved: Trump Will Finish the Job in Iran
I am out on a limb. The clock is ticking. On Wednesday, I wrote in my new Substack column that I thought it unlikely that “the ‘negotiations’ or (to describe…
Trump, China, and the Third World
Donald Trump has indicated a growing desire to challenge China’s expanding influence across the developing world, particularly in regions such as Africa and the…
Out on a Limb, but Unmoved: Trump Will Finish the Job in Iran
I am out on a limb. The clock is ticking. On Wednesday, I wrote in my new Substack column that I thought it unlikely that “the ‘negotiations’ or (to describe…