alliances

It’s not a post-Trump world, it’s a post-Bush-Obama-Trump one

By Dan Nexon

On January 30, 2021

I'm sure there are non-MAGA analysts who think that the United States can just move on from the Trump Administration, but I haven't come across any in the wild. Most recognize that Trump's toxic blend of narcissism, ignorance, and personal corruption damaged U.S. domestic politics...

foreign policy

But Biden Can Push Important Reforms in the U.S. Alliance System

By Dan Nexon

On December 3, 2020

Gage Skidmore CC BY-SA 2.0 Jeffery Stacey and I have a new piece in Foreign Affairs called "Fear of Trump’s Populism Might Save American Alliances." Our basic argument is that:.

General

Making Allies

By Melissa Byrnes

On November 28, 2018

A pair of Converse basketball shoes with Hebrew and Arabic phrases meaning "Peace be unto you" written on them sit with bouquets of flowers and cards.

The Dangers of Trump’s Approach to Burden Sharing

By Dan Nexon

In General

On February 16, 2017

It seems a bit anti-climatic after today's Presidential performance, but I have a piece (co-authored with Abe Newman) at Vox's "The Big Idea" section on burden-sharing. The title is somewhat misleading: the crux of our argument is that the benefits of burden-sharing are overblown, the...