Trump’s Syria Policy
I have a piece in The Atlantic which is extremely critical of the mess that Trump has made of northeastern Syria. In fact, I argue that the whole episode encapsulates the reasons why Trump is Read More
October 2019
Trumpian Unpredictability
Back in 2017, Dani Nedal and I wrote an article about Donald Trump’s claim that “unpredictability” is a good approach to conducting U.S. foreign policy. We looked closely at the logic behind it, and the Read More
Global Kleptocracy and Counter-Order Movements
I’ve long argued that progressivism must be internationalist in orientation. Among other reasons, contemporary kleptocracy and oligarchy is transnational character. Global economic order, especially when it comes to capital mobility and offshoring, nurtures kleptocrats and oligarchs while spreading the Read More
The Sometimes Strange Connections between #UkraineGate and Great-Power Contestation over International Order
On September 24, 2019, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a the opening of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. At the center of that inquiry lies an alleged effort by Trump to pressure Read More