The U.S. has repeatedly and ineptly failed the Syrian people. The Caesar sanctions convert the proxy war into an economic siege calibrated to punish Syrian civilians to coerce Iran. Rather than hastening the demise of Bashar Al-Assad, the sanctions will only bring about further hardship for ordinary Syrians.
Read MoreCapt. Brett Crozier won instant celebrity for speaking out for his crew. That should be commended. Yet the USS Theodore Roosevelt saga reveals America’s blind spot toward Guam and our colonial present.
Read MoreCoronavirus is scary, and self-distancing will be difficult. But this can also be a time to build solidarity with friends and neighbors. We can also use it to reap a cultural and intellectual dividend. At SPRI, we’ll be using the lockdown to revisit our reading lists as we continue to develop new ideas to build a foreign policy for the left.
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