To Curb Turkey’s Invasion of Syria, Cut off US Arms and Support
It’s too late to undo the considerable damage already inflicted by President Trump’s abrupt removal of US troops from northeastern Syria and the subsequent Turkish invasion, but if the…
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Laicie Heeley
Editor in Chief
Laicie Heeley (@laicie) is the founder and editor of Inkstick and the host and executive producer of the PRX- and Inkstick-produced podcast, Things That Go Boom. She is also a Partner with the Truman National Security Project. Laicie's work has appeared in well-known newspapers, journals, and periodicals including Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Associated Press, and she has appeared as an expert on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News.
American Friendships Wither in Syria
An alliance with the world’s most powerful nation would seem a prudent strategic choice for a party facing conflict. But ask the successive groups of governments, rebels, or militias who…
Do Unto Others
By the time the Golden Rule, a 30-foot-long wooden gaff-rigged ketch, had sailed from California to Hawaii in the spring of 1958, the United States had carried out 34 nuclear weapons tests…
Colombia’s Border Remains Open to Venezuelan Migrants — for Now
Economic collapse, government repression, violence and US sanctions are making life unbearable for ever more Venezuelans. Now, echoing anti-migrant rhetoric used worldwide, politicians and…
The End of the Age of the “China Hands”
Oct. 1 marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, an especially momentous occasion for the Communist party, given that the Soviet Union lasted only 69…
Cultural Studies Key to National Security
After the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a commission formed to figure out why the attacks occurred. One of the culprits, according to the commission’s 9/11 report, was “lack of…
Thornberry Retirement Costs Pentagon a Staunch Advocate
Mac Thornberry’s retirement will cost the Pentagon one of its most polished, articulate allies in Congress. In his key roles – first as chair of the House Armed Services and then as…
Justice for All Must Guide US Refugee Policy
For the countless refugees around the world who have been uprooted from their homes, an upcoming decision by the United States may mean even more trauma and instability. The Trump…
25 Years of Progress on Women’s Health Is in Danger
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), and without missing a beat the Trump Administration has pounced on yet another…
Attacks on Saudi Oil – Why Didn’t Prices Go Crazy?
Energy experts and scholars like me have long wondered what the impact would be from a major attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities. For decades, the Saudis were the world’s top…