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Weekly analysis of everything from the state of American democracy to the state of the world and U.S. foreign policy.
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From Wars of Choice to War of Choices (October 1, 2026) (opens the original)
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Welcome to Home & Away. I have written a good deal over the years about wars of choice. What we see in Iran today is somewhat different. Both sides engaged in this U.S.-initiated war of choice will not be able to avoid difficult choices for much longer.We find ourselves at something of an impasse. The blockade of Iran appears to be working fairly well, denying Tehran much-needed revenue. Meanwhile, more oil and gas is moving through the Strait of Hormuz and Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline, but
Venue (September 25, 2026) (opens the original)
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Welcome to Home & Away. UN week is about to end, which is a good thing, as the gridlock in Manhattan is bad. It is clearly not the week to have a heart attack here. The only way to get around New York City is by subway or on foot, which, if nothing else, has been good for my step count.To clarify, it is UN week, but the United Nations is not at the center of much of anything substantive these days. Indeed, the organization has become merely a venue, another Davos. The institution itself is incre
Guardrails (September 17, 2026) (opens the original)
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Welcome to Home & Away. Concerns about AI reached something of a tipping point this week, with many prominent experts – people who actually understand it – coming out in favor of greater oversight and regulation, coupled with a slowdown in its development until such safeguards are firmly in place.Motivating this heightened concern is a real fear that AI could pose a significant threat to the functioning of society and the economy, or even to the fate of humanity. It is not just that it might fal
9/11 At 25 (September 11, 2026) (opens the original)
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Welcome to Home & Away. It is September 11, a day that, as was said of another day, will live in infamy. This September 11 marks the 25th anniversary of those terrible events that killed close to three thousand people and many more in the years since, owing to disease contracted amidst the dust and rubble.For all that, I am struck by what 9/11 did not lead to. In a piece I wrote this week for Project Syndicate, I explain that 9/11 did not usher in an age defined by terrorism. A wave of attacks o
Secretary of War 2.0 (August 28, 2026) (opens the original)
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Welcome to Home & Away. I will start with a confession. It is getting more and more difficult to write this newsletter, as it is getting more and more difficult to keep up with the latest developments. Just yesterday, President Trump signed an executive order (gratuitously insulting to our neighbor and ally Canada and its forty million people) renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” all in the wake of a botched trade negotiation followed by the imposition of ta
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