Category Archives: Foreign Affairs

Donald Trump’s First 100 Days Hit a Historic Wall

Much has been written about the ahistorical nature of Donald Trump, the first U.S. president with no experience in government or the military. After his first one hundred days, history is reasserting itself.  James Kitfield…

Al Qaeda Carving Caliphate Out of Syria

Critics of the United States’ hands-off approach to Syria’s civil war have long warned that the costs of doing little to shape the conflict’s outcome would one day outweigh the risks of doing more. The…