We can and must keep standing against his cruelty. Tens of millions of Americans voted against Donald Trump and the cruelty he celebrates. None of us have to see the election as a vindication of his contempt for democracy, basic decency, and anyone who disagrees with him. In our constitutional democracy, there …

Above photo: A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile defense system is displayed during a Made in America showcase on the South Lawn of the White House, July 15, 2019, in Washington. Alex Brandon / AP. As the United States channels tens of billions of dollars into wars …

Restraint can guide the president-elect in maintaining and elevating US interests As President-elect Trump prepares to take office for a second time, he faces a world that has changed profoundly since 2020. While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may be the most visible shift, two deeper changes in the international order …

Our job will be to take advantage of the moments of opportunity that arise to hold the line against Trump’s authoritarianism—and also link them to a vision for creating the tranåsformative change we need in our world. For many of us, the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s decisive electoral victory …

A loophole in a hearing transparency rule allows experts to bypass potential conflict disclosures Sue Mi Terry, a leading expert on the Korean Peninsula who held senior positions at prestigious think tanks like the Wilson Center and the Council on Foreign Relations, was indicted in July on charges of acting as a …

The Arctic’s era of “high north, low tension” is over, and Washington may be underprepared for the region’s shifting dynamics. Following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Arctic cooperation ceased, allowing Moscow to pivot toward China and India, expanding supply routes and regional influence. Geostrategic competition in the Arctic endures despite …

What do we really know about Trump’s foreign and military commitments, about his acolytes who are jostling for position and influence, and what do we think the tyrant will actually do? On the morning of November 6, many of us woke to the reality that what we thought of as …

“The good news is, we can win these types of fights,” said one campaigner. “We helped drive out three Cabinet secretaries from office last time, and we can do that kind of thing again.” Progressive advocates voiced alarm Monday over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s initial leadership picks—including a border czar …

For the past several decades, as the leader of a unipolar world, all diplomatic pathways to peace went through Washington. Any negotiated settlement had to be an American led negotiated settlement. But enforcing hegemony means not being impartial. It means rewarding one side with weapons and diplomatic support and coercing …

“No one—not Donald Trump or JD Vance, nor any one CEO—can stop solidarity,” said AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler. “Organized labor is the path forward.” The largest labor unions in the United States are ready for a fight. That much was made clear within hours of Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in …