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Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias is a senior editor at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, a former Prospect staff writer, and the author of Heads in the Sand: How the Republicans Screw Up Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy Screws Up the Democrats.

Recent Articles

The Rahm Problem

The latest drama over the White House's chief of staff and its record on national security is much ado about nothing.

Matthew YglesiasMar 03, 2010
(White House/Pete Souza)

Barack Obama's presidential campaign had few leaks and little infighting, earning it the reputation of "no drama." The same spirit has mostly carried through into Obama's governing phase -- we've heard very little about whatever fights have occurred inside the White House.

No Need to Sacrifice

American foreign policy has never been independent of politics, but in recent years, politics has come first.

Matthew YglesiasFeb 28, 2010
Former President George W. Bush on Friday, Dec. 26, 2008 at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security - From World War II to the War on Terrorismby Julian E. Zelizer, Basic Books, 583 pages, $35.00

No Greek Revival

Greece's debt crisis just underscores that the European Union is only as strong as its weakest member.

Matthew YglesiasFeb 17, 2010
An effigy of Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou dressed in a harlequin's costume during a protest in central Athens on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Europe's transformation from a war-torn wasteland into a rich, peaceful confederation of nations was one of the great political achievements of the 20th century. The 21st-century effort to broaden and deepen that project, through the expansion of the European Union and the more robust political integration of its members, is one of the most ambitious efforts of our own time. The result is the world’s largest economic area and a continent that features a kinder, gentler social model than the one prevailing on this side of the Atlantic. In a number of ways, this united body has weathered the economic downturn better than the United States.

The Real Chinese Threat

The Quadrennial Defense Review's treatment of China isn't just dull -- it's tone deaf.

Matthew YglesiasFeb 04, 2010
President Barack Obama with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. (White House/Pete Souza)

Pretty much everyone agrees that China is the only nation with any chance of challenging American military superiority in the foreseeable future. So it's awfully strange that the Department of Defense's new Quadrennial Defense Review has little to say about the country.

Helping Haiti Beyond the Disaster

The recent earthquakes have captured the world's attention. But looking beyond aid will make a difference over the long haul.

Matthew YglesiasJan 20, 2010
Leogane, Haiti, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

While political junkies have been transfixed by the election results out of Massachusetts, the world remains transfixed on Haiti, battered by an earthquake that's estimated to have killed about 200,000 people out of a population of 10 million.

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