Michael Hirsh

Michael Hirsh is a columnist for Foreign Policy. He is the author of two books: Capital Offense: How Washington’s Wise Men Turned America’s Future Over to Wall Street and At War With Ourselves: Why America Is Squandering Its Chance to Build a Better World.

Articles by Michael Hirsh

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad (left) and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

Did Trump Cave to the Taliban?

Report

March 13, 2020, 12:20 PM

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden

With Biden Dominant and Coronavirus Rampant, Democratic 2020 Hopes Soar

Election 2020

March 10, 2020, 11:32 PM

Joe Biden takes the stage at a campaign event in Los Angeles.

The Joe Biden Juggernaut

Report

Michael Hirsh, Robbie Gramer

March 4, 2020, 11:59 AM

Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden

America’s Hinge Moment: Sanders or Biden

Election 2020

March 3, 2020, 3:30 PM

Soldiers lift a coffin into a van during the dignified transfer of two U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Why Afghanistan Is America’s Greatest Strategic Disaster

Argument

February 21, 2020, 3:41 PM

Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivers remarks during a campaign rally in Nashville, Tennessee, on Feb. 12.

Is Bloomberg Vulnerable on China and Russia?

Election 2020

February 19, 2020, 6:00 PM

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden addresses the crowd during a campaign launch party in Columbia, South Carolina, on Feb. 11.

Biden’s World Experience Proves a Lead Balloon

Election 2020

February 12, 2020, 1:46 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump

Trump Unbound

Argument

February 6, 2020, 5:27 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address

5 Foreign-Policy Takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union

Takeaway

Michael Hirsh, Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer

February 5, 2020, 9:29 AM

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to the media after boarding a plane at the Des Moines International Airport on Feb. 4.

Berned Beyond Recognition: How Sanders’s Rise Changes U.S. Foreign Policy

Election 2020

February 3, 2020, 4:46 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at the White House on January 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Why Trump Will Get Off

Analysis

January 29, 2020, 10:59 AM

Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton

The Journey of John Bolton: From Right-Wing Zealot to Rock of the Republic

Analysis

January 27, 2020, 1:41 PM

House impeachment managers

In Historic Impeachment Trial, Democrats May Have Talked Too Much

Analysis

January 25, 2020, 11:53 AM

Iranian students at Amirkabir University in Tehran protest

A Public Relations Disaster Overtakes Iran

Report

Colum Lynch, Keith Johnson, Michael Hirsh

January 12, 2020, 10:45 AM

Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Suleimani

U.S. Strike Kills One of Iran’s Most Powerful Military Leaders

Report

January 2, 2020, 10:14 PM

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