geopolitical suicide

American Geopolitical Suicide Watch: Diplomatic Capital, Again

By Dan Nexon

In foreign policy

On December 8, 2019

I've written before about the Trump administration's reckless and dangerous assault on America's diplomatic power. Our diplomats are the lifeblood of extensive international networks that the United States uses to mobilize international support for its foreign-policy goals. In recent history, declining great powers have been able to...

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Geopolitical Suicide by a Thousand Cuts: Economic Interdependence Edition

By Dan Nexon

On April 19, 2019

Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman have been doing important work on what they call "weaponized interdependence": Globalization has transformed the dynamics of security. In Rosa Brooks’ (2016) evocative description, over.

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Trade Wars: The Farce Awakens

By Dan Nexon

On May 31, 2018

"We have to believe that at some point, common sense will prevail. But we see no sign of that in this action today by the US administration," Canadian PM Trudeau.

Taxpocolypse

By Dan Nexon

In General

On December 18, 2017

Have you read about the #CorkerKickBack? David Sirota and Josh Keefe broke the story that the Junior Senator, and oh-so very troubled Republican, from Tennessee changed his vote on the tax bill after the conference committee added provisions that would net him a significant amount...

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The Trump Administration Continues to Prioritize Ideology over US National Interests and Security: State Department Edition

By Dan Nexon

On August 1, 2017

I've been working on a post detailing the ways that the Trump Administration is destroying the State Department, but it looks like I can outsource it to this Foreign Policy article.

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