Michael Hirsh

Michael Hirsh is a columnist for Foreign Policy. He is the author of two books: Capital Offense: How Washington’s Wise Men Turned America’s Future Over to Wall Street and At War With Ourselves: Why America Is Squandering Its Chance to Build a Better World.

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi remotely addresses the 76th session of the U.N. General Assembly.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi remotely addresses the 76th session of the U.N. General Assembly.

Iran Seeks to Fill a Middle East Power Vacuum

Analysis
Michael Hirsh
The brother of Ezmarai Ahmadi, a civilian wrongly identified as an Islamic State militant and killed in a U.S. drone strike, stands next to the wreckage of a vehicle that was damaged in the strike in the Kwaja Burga neighborhood of Kabul on Sept. 18.
The brother of Ezmarai Ahmadi, a civilian wrongly identified as an Islamic State militant and killed in a U.S. drone strike, stands next to the wreckage of a vehicle that was damaged in the strike in the Kwaja Burga neighborhood of Kabul on Sept. 18.

‘The Question Not Being Discussed Is Whether the War Is Just or Necessary’

Insider
Michael Hirsh
Then-U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden participates in a virtual fundraising event in Wilmington, Delaware, on Aug. 12, 2020.
Then-U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden participates in a virtual fundraising event in Wilmington, Delaware, on Aug. 12, 2020.

Biden, a Lifelong U.N. Advocate, Needs the Institution More Than Ever

Analysis
Michael Hirsh
U.S. Army 3rd Division Bradley fighting vehicles take up their position.
U.S. Army 3rd Division Bradley fighting vehicles take up their position.

How the U.S. Got 9/11 Wrong

Analysis
Michael Hirsh
Afghan schoolchildren study at a destroyed high school.
Afghan schoolchildren study at a destroyed high school.

Biden’s Conundrum: How to Pressure the Taliban Without Hurting Afghans

Analysis
Michael Hirsh
Medical and hospital staff bring an injured man on a stretcher for treatment after two powerful explosions outside the airport in Kabul on Aug. 26.
Medical and hospital staff bring an injured man on a stretcher for treatment after two powerful explosions outside the airport in Kabul on Aug. 26.

Is Islamic Terrorism Coming to the U.S. Again?

Report
Michael Hirsh
U.S. President Joe Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden

Lessons From Biden’s Very Bad Week

Analysis
Michael Hirsh
Asad Majeed Khan speaks.
Asad Majeed Khan speaks.

Pakistani Ambassador: ‘Terrorism Is Our Concern as Much as It Is Your Concern’

Interview
Michael Hirsh
U.S. President Joe Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden

How Biden Was Right About Afghanistan—and Disastrously Wrong

Analysis
Michael Hirsh
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry speaks in Russia.
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry speaks in Russia.

John Kerry Wants the ‘Greatest Economic Transformation Since the Industrial Revolution’

Report
Michael Hirsh
People walk toward a border crossing point in Pakistan.
People walk toward a border crossing point in Pakistan.

How Pakistan Could Become Biden’s Worst Enemy

Analysis
Michael Hirsh
Iranian president-elect attends his first press conference.
Iranian president-elect attends his first press conference.

Raisi Will Yank Biden Back Into the Middle East

Report
Michael Hirsh
Tunisian security officers hold back supporters of the country's Islamist Ennahdha party during a protest outside the parliament building in the capital of Tunis.
Tunisian security officers hold back supporters of the country's Islamist Ennahdha party during a protest outside the parliament building in the capital of Tunis.

Tunisia’s Democracy Needs Help. Will Biden Step In?

Analysis
Michael Hirsh
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Are We in a Rerun of ‘That ’70s Show’?

Analysis
Michael Hirsh
A Red Hacker Alliance member uses his computer in China.
A Red Hacker Alliance member uses his computer in China.

The Hacking War Is an Unequal Contest

Analysis
Michael Hirsh
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