The Apple tax bill is not protectionism
International conflicts are inevitable when governments challenge the excesses of multinational corporations
New Atlanticism
Why Hillary Clinton wouldn’t be a foreign policy hawk as president
Hillary Clinton is unlikely to have a hawkish foreign policy once she will be president and her priorities will be very different
Trump wants America to stop being the world’s policeman — and start being its rent-a-cop
Trump’s businessman’s approach to foreign policy promises stability to no one
Why coups suck for America
The US-Turkey relationship will fail to evolve into a true alliance of trust and thus be of limited use in defeating ISIS or ending the civil war with the Kurds in Turkey
Saving British internationalism from Brexit
Even if the UK is a diminished power after Brexit international partners will still need its cooperation in the UN and NATO
The latest battle in Fallujah is a symbol of the futility of US efforts in Iraq
The battle to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah has begun: 20,000 Iraqi soldiers, backed by US air power and advisers, are attempting to expel some 800 to 1,000 ISIS fighters
How America enables its allies’ bad behaviour
The US remains stuck in a Cold War mindset of keeping allies happy, rather than ensuring that they support US interests
Merkel and Obama: fault lines behind a friendly face
If Obama’s visit to the United Kingdom and Germany confirmed anything, it was the extent to which America’s political elites worry about the strength and unity of Europe.
Transatlantic relations and US presidential election
Julianne Smith from the Center for a New American Security explains the presidential nominees' plans for transatlantic relations
Why we think terrorism is scarier than it really is (and we probably always will)
It is this terrifying symbiosis between the terrorists in the Middle East and the populist politicians in the West that is the real threat