Foreign Policy

Mike Huckabee delivers a press statement during his visit to the town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah in the West Bank, Palestine, on September 5, 2026

Does America First Really Mean Israel First? Does America First Really Mean Israel First?

Mike Huckabee’s aide shows how an extremist agenda dominates Trump’s Middle East policy.

Oct 9, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Statue of a miner by the artist Raymond Roux, to memorialize Alès’s having been a mining town during the 19th and 20th centuries.

The Year I Taught in a Former Coal Mining Town The Year I Taught in a Former Coal Mining Town

Teaching in the South of France, I learned that equality was just a story teachers told about themselves.

Oct 3, 2026 / Brianna Di Monda

An Iranian flag flutters in front of a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

The GOP Sells the Mirage of a Hormuz Victory The GOP Sells the Mirage of a Hormuz Victory

The American action in the contested strait isn’t sustainable—and won’t alter the economic and political fallout from its closure.

Oct 2, 2026 / David Faris

Iranians walk past an anti-Trump billboard along a street in Tehran on September 23, 2026.

The Decades-Old Roots of Trump’s War on Iran The Decades-Old Roots of Trump’s War on Iran

An interview with historian Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi about the generations of US presidents who have tried to destroy the Iranian regime.

Sep 28, 2026 / Q&A / Luca GoldMansour

A large group of Jewish and Muslim demonstrators carrying banners and Palestinian flags march from Bryant Park toward the United Nations headquarters to protest the policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump regarding the war in Gaza in New York, United States, on September 24, 2026.

Netanyahu Came to New York. New Yorkers Were Ready for Him. Netanyahu Came to New York. New Yorkers Were Ready for Him.

Scenes from the defiant protest against the genocidal leader’s UN speech.

Sep 25, 2026 / Ella Fanger

Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House on July 25, 2024.

How Joe Biden Helped Cause a Genocide in Gaza How Joe Biden Helped Cause a Genocide in Gaza

An interview with reporter Akbar Shahid Ahmed about his new book, “Crossing the Red Line.”

Sep 24, 2026 / Q&A / Jack Mirkinson

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the White House for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on July 28, 2026.

How to Arrest Benjamin Netanyahu How to Arrest Benjamin Netanyahu

Make no mistake: The United States can seize Netanyahu for crimes under US law and prosecute him in US courts when he is in New York City this week.

Sep 22, 2026 / Jake Romm for the Hind Rajab Foundation

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) addresses the crowd during “Get Out the Vote” rally at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, on June 18, 2026.

Bernie Sanders: “People Are Sick and Tired of the Status Quo. People Want Change.” Bernie Sanders: “People Are Sick and Tired of the Status Quo. People Want Change.”

Exclusive: Read the text of a major foreign-policy address delivered by the independent senator at Riverside Church.

Sep 21, 2026 / Sen. Bernie Sanders

The Clinic represents an increasing student interest in international affairs and human rights research, particularly in an age where digital privacy is a focal point.

These Students Are Shaping UN Human Rights Policy These Students Are Shaping UN Human Rights Policy

Princeton undergraduates are helping the organization develop standards for post-mortem digital privacy and death in custody.

Sep 21, 2026 / StudentNation / Rachel Brooks

President Donald Trump at an April press conference on the Iran War.

Trump Has Lost Interest in the Iran War, but It’s Still Quite Interested in Him Trump Has Lost Interest in the Iran War, but It’s Still Quite Interested in Him

The United States is losing the conflict, stoking chaos in the region, and inviting economic calamity—all with no end in sight.

Sep 16, 2026 / David Faris

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