The ‘Big If’ Behind Obama’s ISIS Plan

[H]ad Trump not mobilized the guard for political purposes, the shooting might not have happened.

[T]e MAGA underworld and the Trump administration continue to feed off each other.

One of the most striking aspects of the strategy is the degree to which it personalizes foreign policy around Donald Trump himself.

It is either the American “applying pressure” or the Israeli “being pressured,” per the ubiquitous epithets of the moment.

International skepticism of the U.S. has gradually evolved into anti-American sentiment — a trend that has already spread to Taiwan.

[N]ot everything is permitted under Trumpism.

To stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill.