List of Politics articles
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WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MAY 30: Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at a campaign rally at The Grand Station on May 30, 2017 in Wolverhampton, England. Britain goes to the polls on June 8 to elect a new parliament in a general election. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Theresa May’s Self-Inflicted Election
The vote that was supposed to strengthen the British prime minister’s hand ahead of Brexit negotiations is now poised to leave her wounded and vulnerable.
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405831 03: U.S. Soldiers, From The 1St Battalion, 3Rd Special Forces Group, Unload Boxes Of School Supplies At The Technical Academy Elementary School May 25, 2002 Outside Of Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Troops Are Helping Unicef Deliver Pre-Packaged "School-In-A-Box" Sets, Containing Pens, Pencils, Notebooks And Text Books, To 400 Local School Children. (Photo By Natalie Behring-Chisholm/Getty Images) Meet the Venture Capitalist Who Launched a Kickstarter for War
From Syria to Ukraine, when the Pentagon needs help, Jim Hake has the answer.
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BOZEMAN, MT - MAY 25: Republican Greg Gianforte scelebrates with supporters after being declared the winner at a election night party for Montana's special House election against Democrat Rob Quist at the Hilton Garden Inn on May 25, 2017 in Bozeman, Montana. Gianforte won one day after being charged for assuulting a reporter. The House seat was left open when Montana House Representative Ryan Zinke was appointed Secretary of Interior by President Trump. (Photo by Janie Osborne/Getty Images) From the Party of Lincoln to the Party of the Body Slam
Donald Trump has so thoroughly co-opted the Republican Party that it has given up everything it used to stand for.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 06: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives back at the White House from after spending the weekend in Florida, on February 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day trump visited U.S. Central Command where he spoke to troops there. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Trump’s Budget Is American Caesarism
On militarism, exhaustion, and decadence.
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(L-R) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gestures next to US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of of Hungary Viktor Orban during a family picture during the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit at the NATO headquarters, in Brussels, on May 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Danny GYS (Photo credit should read DANNY GYS/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Is Playing the International Strategy Game Like a Novice Among Experts
An “America first” policy risks leaving America alone.
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Book Talk, Part II: Churchill & Orwell and the Fight for Freedom
Are we living through the 1930s all over again?
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US President Donald Trump looks on upon his arrival at EU headquarters ahead of a meeting with European Council President, as part of the NATO meeting, in Brussels, on May 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Emmanuel DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images) Can U.S. Internationalism Survive Trump?
American internationalism is not dead yet, but that it faces serious longterm maladies.
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poland cavalry No, Polish Cavalry Never Attacked Nazi Tanks, Irate Poland Tells ‘Mad Money’ Host
The Polish Embassy slammed a CNBC segment, saying it ‘recycled Nazi propaganda.’
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The US and The NATO flag flie in front of two US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter aircrafts at the Air Base of the Lithuanian Armed Forces in iauliai, Lithuania, on April 27, 2016. / AFP / Petras Malukas (Photo credit should read PETRAS MALUKAS/AFP/Getty Images) The Message NATO Needs to Hear From Trump
At the core of the most durable alliance in history are its common values — democracy, individual liberty, and rule of law. Today these values are being challenged.
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iranelex1 The Islamic Republic Is Heading for an Identity Crisis
As Iranians go to the polls, the divide between the country's octogenarian ayatollahs and its young population is wider than ever.
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PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 01: French Presidential Candidate Emmanuel Macron addresses voters during a political meeting at Grande Halle de La Villette on May 1, 2017 in Paris, France. Emmanuel Macron faces President of the National Front, Marine Le Pen in the final round of the French presidential elections on May 07. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images) Emmanuel Macron Is About to Face Five Years of Crazy Rothschild Conspiracy Theories
The French president’s greatest vulnerability might be his connection to an international banking family that has obsessed the country for centuries.
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rouhani Rouhani Goes to War Against Iran’s Deep State
Iran's president is vying for votes by attacking the country's unelected institutions. But votes might not be what decides the election.
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turkey crop Violence Erupts as Erdogan’s Goons Attack Protesters in Washington
Making America’s capital safe for thugs again.
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Sweden's ambassador to UN Olof Skoog speaks during an United Nations Security Council meeting on Syria, at the UN headquarters in New York on April 7, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Is Overlooking an Obvious U.S. Partner
Sweden is a natural ally for the United States, but the Trump team isn’t paying attention.
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ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 17: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gives a referendum victory speech to his supporters at the Presidential Palace on April 17, 2017 in Ankara Turkey. Erdogan declared victory in Sunday's historic referendum that will grant sweeping powers to the presidency, hailing the result as a "historic decision. 51.4 per cent per cent of voters had sided with the "Yes" campaign, ushering in the most radical change to the country's political system in modern times.Turkey's main opposition calls on top election board to annul the referendum. OSCE observers said that a Turkish electoral board decision to allow as valid ballots that did not bear official stamps undermined important safeguards against fraud. (Photo by Elif Sogut/Getty Images) Trump and Erdogan Need to Discuss Some Hard Truths
Trump should use his political capital to address the thorny Kurdish issue, but Europe, authoritarianism, and extradition requests are also on the table.
