A Journal of Ideas

Foreign Policy

The Reactionary Bind

In assessing the rise of the global anti-democracy movement, the United States must look inward as well as outward.

By Kim Phillips-Fein

The Arab World Blame Game

The United States has a lot to answer for in the Middle East. But not everything.

By Liz Sly

Clash of Identities

Avi Shlaim is a groundbreaking Arab-Jewish historian. His memoirs both benefit and suffer from this duality.

By Jordan Michael Smith

War Powers: We Must Do Better Than the Current Monarchism

By Stephen Pomper

The Un-Statesman

For a supposed diplomat, Mike Pompeo really seems to enjoy settling scores.

By Matthew Duss