Obaidullah Baheer has built his career promoting progress in Afghanistan: He’s a university lecturer on intractable conflicts and who advocates for women’s and minority rights online. But his life could have wound up very different. As the grandson of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar — the leader of Islamist rebel group Hezb-i-Islami — he was once…
The House and Senate were always supposed to check the president’s power in foreign affairs. But when…
Covert action has supported our nation’s security goals for decades — from fighting the Cold War to…
When Congress created Space Force back in 2019, it looked to some like a wild idea from President Trump…
It’s hard to overstate how much arms trade and aid factor into US foreign policy. Missiles, aircraft,…
Disinformation and misinformation have been blurring the line between fantasy and reality since the start of communication itself. But over the last decade, they’ve posed an increasing threat to democracy in the United States, with the 2016 presidential election becoming a major flashpoint in Americans’ understanding of the consequences of…
At their core, sanctions are a way for countries to say, “We don’t like what you’re doing, and…
Long lines at ATMs and gas stations. The constant blare of air raid sirens. Military jets scrambling…
Congress hasn’t passed a significant immigration bill in decades, but the demands on the immigration…
Since the beginning of the American experiment, presidents have tussled with Congress over how to handle…
The Framers of the Constitution made sure Congress had a voice guiding our role in the world. Congress…
When I was a senior in high school, I made a, beginner, documentary about the changing demographics of my…
Long before there was a catchphrase called “foreign policy for the middle class,” a Vermont mayor was…
We turn our attention to the narrow strait that divides China and Taiwan, which some analysts believe is…