© Getty Images
Pressuring Putin
How to Make Russia Sanctions Bite

The release of an “oligarch report” this week should be just the beginning.

Garbage In Garbage Out
The Oligarch List That Wasn’t

The Trump Administration has undermined the deterrent effects of a law meant to prevent Russian meddling in future elections.

(Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)
A View from Germany
The Dresden Diaries

Populist impressions from the heart of old-new Europe.

(AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)
Religious Freedom
Persecution in the Land of the Pure

After years of neglect, the State Department is finally responding to Pakistan’s dismal record on religious freedom. The time is ripe for more serious action.

Wikimedia Commons
All That Jazz
Goodman’s Greatest Gig at 80

The 1938 Carnegie Hall concert that changed the jazz world forever.

(The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Photo Essay
Smashing Into a New World: Iconoclasm Through the Ages

From ancient Egypt to the present, elites have always erected monuments to signal what their inferiors should venerate—and new regimes have always ordered the demolition of the old.

© Getty Images
PR vs. Reality
The Apple Tax Giveaway

One of the biggest beneficiaries of the Trump tax cuts is in Cupertino.

Follow the Money
Citizens United = Russian Money in American Campaigns

A story even bigger than it looks at first glance.

(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Strategic Realignment
The Indo-Pacific Moment

Washington’s new strategic focus on the Indo-Pacific aptly aligns with New Delhi’s broadening ambitions—but the growing partnership will need to be carefully managed.

Alternative Facts
The Etiology of Faked News

How technology supercharged the spread of disinformation, and what we can do about it.

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
© The American Interest LLC 2005-2025
About Us Privacy
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.