Obama’s Strategic Plan For National Security: The latest installment of my ongoing series “The End of Team America, World Police” focuses on President Obama’s second and final National Security Strategy (full document can be found here): “The question is never … Continue reading
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Conflict Watch: The End of Team America World Police Pt. 6; Towards A Global D.I.M.E. Framework
“Now, ultimately, global leadership requires us to see the world as it is, with all its danger and uncertainty. We have to be prepared for the worst, prepared for every contingency, but American leadership also requires us to see the … Continue reading
Conflict Watch: The End Of Team America World Police (Part 5)
Well, after no installments of “The End of Team America” for a few months, I now have back-to-back blogs on the “subject”. I don’t make the news people, I just analyze it! I suppose with the specter of a potential … Continue reading
Conflict Watch: The End of Team America World Police (Part 4?)
The first time in a while I have been able to talk about America scaling back it’s direct military presence in remote areas of the World. Obama hinted at the limits of American intervention at his speech at the UNGA … Continue reading
Economic Outlook: The End of Team America World Police (Part 2)
Yesterday, we examined the roots to what President Eisenhower referred to as the “military-industrial complex”. The U.S. has many legitimate reasons for maintaining a strong military; having said that, U.S. military expenditures are out of control. The U.S. spent $ … Continue reading
Conflict Watch: The End of Team America World Police (Part 1)
The United States has by far the largest military in the world. Tomorrow I will get into the numbers, so for now you’ll have to take this information on good faith. The American military has been a global force for … Continue reading
The (Real Beginning of the) End of Team America World Police Part 3(? 4? 5?, I’ve Lost Count…)
I started my narrative on this topic with a two-part political and economic analysis of current U.S. Defense Policy. I then wrote a piece on the true cost of the war on terror, and more recently a piece on how Europe’s shrinking military … Continue reading
How “America First” Failed the World (that’s where America is…)
Much has been written about Trump’s failed response to the coronavirus. To sum it up, he disregarded his intelligence community and health experts, wasting months of prep time. His administration failed to ensure there was enough testing readily available in … Continue reading
America’s Choice: Winner-Take-All or Social Democracy
The 2018 midterm elections, which saw significant gains for the Democratic Party, were in many ways a rejection of President Trump’s policies and worldview. But while the American people seemingly know what we don’t want, do we know what we … Continue reading
Conflict Watch: Why America Should Support An Independent Kurdistan
It appears Iraq and Syria, dubbed the “twins” by Thomas Friedman, probably cannot be restored to their previously defined borders: There is much talk right now about America teaming up with Iran to push back the coalition of Sunni militias … Continue reading
Normative Narratives 