John Foster / 05 Nov 2021
Better Handle on the Zeitgeist
The Persistence of Populism
It’s still an open question as to whether populism is the new normal.(...)
Joseph Biden
John Foster / 10 Sep 2021
Born to Lose
America in Afghanistan
When William Westmorland led American forces in Vietnam, he kept a copy of Bernard Fall’s devastating critique of the French war in Indochina, The Street Without Joy, on his night table.(...)
Josh White / 06 Sep 2021
The Media’s War
Afghanistan and the Press
Throughout the US war in Afghanistan, Western media framed the conflict in terms that suited the governments of the day.(...)
John Foster / 19 Apr 2021
After Afghanistan
Last Lesson From Vietnam, Part II
The advent of the Biden Administration presaged many changes in US foreign policy. (...)
Josh White / 18 Nov 2020
The Losing Side
Britain After Trump
The British premier can’t be happy with the results of the US election. Boris Johnson's fantasy of an Anglo-American pivot away from Europe has been dashed.(...)