Tag: US foreign policy
Don’t ignore serious nonmilitary threats to US national security
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Almost two decades after thousands died in the attacks of 9/11, there remain many active efforts underway to...
G-7 summit: Trump could be using advanced game theory negotiating techniques...
Charles Hankla, Georgia State University
The latest G-7 summit, held June 8 to 9 in Quebec, is one of the most contentious in years.
Donald...
Understanding Chinese President Xi’s anti-corruption campaign
David Skidmore, Drake University
Chinese President Xi Jinping has made fighting official corruption a cornerstone of his reign.
Judging by the numbers alone, the campaign...
Why is Saudi Arabia suddenly so paranoid?
James L. Gelvin, University of California, Los Angeles
In the past, Saudi Arabia depended upon its enormous oil wealth and the United States for its...
Under the Trump administration, US airstrikes are killing more civilians
Steven Feldstein, Boise State University
When President Donald Trump took office in January, it was unclear whether the bombast from his campaign would translate into...
Disarming North Korea means making concessions
Jeffrey Fields, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Dealing with North Korea’s ambitions for nuclear weapons has vexed the...
Is it ever a good idea to arm violent nonstate actors?
Patricia Sullivan, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
In May, President Donald Trump authorized a plan to arm the YPG, a Kurdish militia...
Trump nods to Cuban exiles, rolls back ties: Experts react
Brian Gendreau, University of Florida and William M. LeoGrande, American University
Editor’s note: President Donald Trump announced on Friday a partial reversal of former President...
EXPLORING NATURE
The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have...
Alejandro N. Flores, Boise State University
Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a...
