The Inherent Injustice of Empire

Nigel Biggar writes a “Christian defense of the American empire” and it concludes with the same recycled hegemonist nonsense that you would expect:The United States is not the only trustee of such values and institutions, but, thanks to the gifts of providence and its...

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The Stories That Hardliners Tell

Samuel Charap and Mike Mazarr have responded to Vindman’s fantasy history about U.S. Russia policy:US policy toward post-Soviet Russia has never come close to the extreme accommodationism that Vindman describes. Washington did try to forge a partnership with Moscow,...

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Stop Starving Afghanistan

Ali A. Olomi calls attention to the damage being done by US sanctions and asset freezes in Afghanistan:Despite militarily withdrawing, the United States continues to pursue a policy of financially starving Afghanistan of desperately needed funds in an attempt to force...

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