Ted Galen Carpenter

Ted Galen Carpenter is a senior fellow at the Randolph Bourne Institute and a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute. During a 37-year career at the Cato Institute, Dr. Carpenter also served in various policy positions. He is the author of more than 1,200 articles, as well as 13 books, including Unreliable Watchdog: The News Media and U.S. Foreign Policy (2022).

Donald Trump’s security Pivot to East Asia: US primacy with a twist

Ted Galen Carpenter Dec 21, 2016

There has been an enormous amount of speculation in the media, both in the United States and abroad, about the probable direction of President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy.

Why Washington should seek a security divorce from Manila

Ted Galen Carpenter Nov 3, 2016

Until very recently, the Philippines appeared to be among the closest US allies in East Asia. Both former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama had gone out of their way in public statements to emphasize the…

Is the Libertarian Party the moderate alternative in today’s America?

Ted Galen Carpenter Sep 20, 2016

The 2016 US presidential campaign, already noteworthy for the flamboyant and controversial ability of Donald Trump to capture the Republican Party nomination, is markedly different for another reason.

NATO’s mounting internal challenges

Ted Galen Carpenter Jul 9, 2016

The Warsaw summit, which took place on July 8 and 9, occurred at a time when the challenges facing the venerable North Atlantic Treaty Organization have never been more serious. Despite the usual expressions of alliance solidarity, there…

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