Alfred W. McCoy

Alfred W. McCoy is the Harrington professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of "In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power." His new book is "To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change."

Vladimir Putin; A destroyed tank lies in rubble, in central Mariupol
How to end the war in Ukraine: Sanctions against Russia won't work — but this might Alfred W. McCoy
Marijuana Opioid Alternative
Decriminalizing the drug war? Alfred W. McCoy
Military Jet Crash Virginia
What does it take to destroy a world order? Alfred W. McCoy
Donald Trump, Xi Jinping
Trump’s trade Czar, the latest architect of imperial disaster Alfred W. McCoy
Xi Jinping; Donald Trump
Beijing’s bid for global power in the age of Trump Alfred W. McCoy
Donald Trump
Beyond Golden Shower diplomacy: Preserving the positive legacy of an empire in decline Alfred W. McCoy
Philippines South China Sea-US Military
A new age of gunboat diplomacy — and a new area of conflict Alfred W. McCoy
Donald Trump
How to fail geopolitics: The world according to Trump Alfred W. McCoy
Afghanistan
Into the Afghan abyss (again) Alfred W. McCoy
Carter Nukes
How World War III with China might be fought Alfred W. McCoy
NSA Surveillance
Exploring the shadows of America’s security state Alfred W. McCoy
Donald Trump
The demolition of U.S. global power Alfred W. McCoy
Afghanistan Opium
How opium defeated America in Afghanistan Alfred W. McCoy
America is still paying for W: Afghanistan, Iraq and our looming geopolitical crisis Alfred W. McCoy
American imperialists are deluding themselves: Henry Kissinger, George W. Bush and the end of U.S. hegemony Alfred W. McCoy