US Life Expectancy Rates Drop for the Third Straight Year
From 2016 to 2017, the life expectancy for the average American declined from 78.7 years to 78.6.
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New Efforts to Reform World Trade Organization are Critical
The WTO has its flaws and needs improvement, but the system has served its members pretty well for over 20 ...
Trump’s Khashoggi Statement: the Bad, the Worse, and the Unanticipated
Trump's weak reaction to Khashoggi's horrific murder not only harms the US image worldwide, it also gives a pass to ...
Zalmay Khalilzad: Kingmaker Returns to Make ‘Peace’ with the Taliban
Despite Zalmay Khalilzad's dark and pro-Taliban track record, the US peace envoy is back to lead secret talks with the ...
Iran, Foiled Attacks in Europe, and Consequences for Nuclear Deal
Iran’s alleged involvement in assassination plots in Denmark and France is undermining Europe’s already fraught efforts to save the nuclear ...
Another Strategic Mistake in Afghanistan Peace Process: Omitting Local Actors
For the Afghan war to have any hope of being resolved, it is crucial that the US and Afghan government ...
The Attorney General is not the Problem, the System is
The United States might soon want to consider radically changing the structure of the Attorney General’s office and follow the ...
Is Judge’s Ruling in CNN Case a Victory for Free Speech?
CNN's White House reporter Jim Acosta got his press credentials back, but if a reporter’s aggressive questioning could get him ...
US Made No ‘Final Conclusion’ on Khashoggi Killing, State Dept Says
The U.S. government has not reached a final conclusion over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the State Department said.
‘Great Deceptions’ and Midterms: Status of North Korean Denuclearization
The rapport built between the US and North Korea following the June summit in Singapore seems to be breaking down. ...
The Strategic Folly of Reimposing Sanctions on Iran
Trump reimposing sanctions on Iran drives the US further from Europe, undermines the credibility of America’s diplomatic toolkit, and threatens ...
True Meaning of 2018 Midterms: Nation Deeply Divided
The most significant outcome of the 2018 midterms is that the American nation is more politically, socially, and economically divided ...
Is World Trade Organization Still Relevant?
To restore the World Trade Organization's legitimacy and resolve its crisis of cooperation, reform needs to be about accountability to ...
Midterms post Mortem: why American Democracy is Broken
The results of the 2018 midterm highlight the ways that the US constitutional system fails to promote self-governance. The Constitution ...
Ignoring Domestic, Homegrown Terrorism is Choice that Benefits Few
Some politicians and media see nothing to benefit from acknowledging that domestic, homegrown terrorism is clearly a more prevalent threat ...
Democrats won in 2018, but will they win in 2020?
It wasn't a landslide, it wasn't a tidal wave, and it wasn't a cataclysmic loss for Republicans but overall, Democrats ...
Illusion of Victory: Who won the Midterm Elections?
Both the Democratic and Republican party claimed victory after Tuesday’s midterm elections, so who actually won? One thing is clear: ...
Pittsburgh Rampage: Act of Terrorism Inspired by Ideology of Trumpism
The deeply divided and politically polarized American society has made it difficult to counter the dangerous aspects of Trumpism. Many ...
Trump Administration’s Arbitrary and Regressive Proposal to Redefine Gender
The Trump administration's consideration of legally defining “sex” based only on “immutable biological traits identifiable by or before birth” could ...
US Needs Strategic Balance in Dealing with Saudi Arabia and Iran
Greater strategic balance would enable the United States to work with both Saudi Arabia and Iran on regional problems such ...
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