President Trump stood before the UN General Assembly this week and threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea just as a new NPR poll suggested that three-quarters of the population are unaware that he has the sole authority to launch nuclear weapons. It should also come as no surprise that the public is in the dark […]
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We can’t say it enough, 2020 was a rough year, and 2021 is off to a questionable start. Our economy,…
Editor’s Note: In the wake of a historic second impeachment, we’ve been thinking a lot about broader…
The Biden administration has taken office at a low point in the US – Iran relationship. How can this…
The war against the Islamic State (ISIS) appears to be coming to an end in Iraq. Americans are again talking about winning and starting to think about what comes next. But I can’t help but wonder if this is the same “victory” President Bush famously declared on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln with […]
There is no greater humanitarian emergency in the world today than Yemen, a country that has been torn…
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The…
2020 will go down as the deadliest year in American history, significantly due to the devastation…
Editor’s Note: In the wake of a historic second impeachment, we’ve been thinking a lot about…
Cyberspace has emerged as the latest domain of conflict and security. The Biden administration is taking…
In the midst of the insurrection at the United States Capitol last week, politicians began exporting…
Writing this soon after the failed insurrection at the US Capitol, which disrupted Congress and the…
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The…