Biden may be getting rid of the Authorizations for the Use of Military Force. That deserves a ‘Whoa.’
The possibility of addressing the legal framework for the war on terror is big news.
Here are the facts behind Mike Pompeo’s fight with NPR
Either the NPR journalist is unusually terrible at geography, or the State Department has issued a misleading statement.
When tensions rise, retaliation isn’t the same as all-out war
"Powder keg" situations rarely explode into war by accident.
After the Saudi oil attack, will the U.S. and Saudis start a war with Iran? Here are 3 things to know.
Iran — and Saudi Arabia — might prefer to let responsibility for the attack remain unclear.
Trump’s nominated a new national security advisor. Don’t expect that to change much about Trump’s foreign policy.
Goodbye to John Bolton. Hello to Robert C. O’Brien.
Yes, Iran shot down a U.S. drone. Here’s why you (still) don’t need to worry.
Drone shoot-downs haven’t escalated in the past. This one probably won’t, either.
The Senate and intelligence community rebuked Trump on national security this week.
Here's why that matters — a lot.
Trump and Xi will soon meet. What can political science tell us about current U.S.-China tensions?
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What’s most shocking about the ‘resistance’ op-ed? How personal the attacks are.
It turns out that studying the workings of the presidency
Here’s what political science can tell us about that Trump-Putin press conference
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/segments/watch-donald-trumps-full-news-conference-with-vladimir-putin/2018/07/16/9bc08324-891a-11e8-9d59-dccc2c0cabcf_video.html?utm_term=.4f1b7af4ff6f The joint Trump-Putin press conference in Helsinki left a
Why nuclear war with North Korea is less likely than you think
Editors’ note: In this archival piece, Good Authority editor Elizabeth
The U.S.-North Korea summit could be Trump’s ‘Nixon-to-China’ moment
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For Trump, the art of the deal isn’t the art of diplomacy
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The 2017 TMC Holiday Gift Guide
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New editors, new initiatives and other announcements here at The Monkey Cage
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Trump’s secretary of state pick could give Putin some very unfortunate ideas
Donald Trump has apparently chosen Rex Tillerson, chief executive of
What a President Trump means for foreign policy
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The new defense budget may change less than you think
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The Nefarious Plot behind the Unveiling of Sunny Obama
The unveiling of the new White House dog brings to
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Potpourri
* Lead exposure and crime. Fascinating. * Beate Gordon obituary.
Wag the Dog? How Presidents Use Their Pets to Manipulate American Voters
Remember when David Axelrod tweeted this picture of Obama and
Politics Everywhere: Tennis Superstars, Unite!
Rafael Nadal: bq. We need to have the right representation
On Assessing the Ideologies of Presidents
Via email, a reader who is also a political operative
Charitable ways to remember Lee Sigelman
Rather than sending flowers, if you would like to make