Foreign Policy

Maryam Tahmasebi.

One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention

My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.

Aug 11, 2026 / Maryam Tahmasebi

Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) leaves the US Capitol on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

The Right’s New Inflation Message: Let Them Eat Ramen The Right’s New Inflation Message: Let Them Eat Ramen

Militarists push for austerity to keep a disastrous war going.

Aug 10, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Abdul El-Sayed speaks at an election night watch party in Detroit, Michigan, on August 4, 2026.

Abdul El-Sayed’s Win Is a Landmark. But the Fight Is Far From Over. Abdul El-Sayed’s Win Is a Landmark. But the Fight Is Far From Over.

Even though the Palestine movement is on the march, we can’t afford any complacency.

Aug 6, 2026 / Iman Abid

An anti-Trump billboard in downtown Tehran.

Trump’s Lethal Ad-Libbing in Iran Enters Its Most Dangerous Phase Trump’s Lethal Ad-Libbing in Iran Enters Its Most Dangerous Phase

A new round of US bombing will only reinforce the dynamics pointing to an American loss—but that wouldn't prevent the president from adopting still more destructive measures.

Jul 31, 2026 / David Faris

Screenshot of Zohran Mamdani's video announcing he can't arrest Benjamin Netanyahu.

Mamdani Can’t Arrest Netanyahu. But He Can Still Hold Israel Accountable. Mamdani Can’t Arrest Netanyahu. But He Can Still Hold Israel Accountable.

New York City’s ties with Israel go far deeper than one man, and there are concrete things Mamdani can do to break those ties.

Jul 24, 2026 / Tariq Kenney-Shawa

President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office, on November 18, 2025.

The Saudi Nuclear Deal Is a Typical Trump Fiasco The Saudi Nuclear Deal Is a Typical Trump Fiasco

Yet again, the president trumpets a foreign-policy agreement steeped in recklessness, lies, and corruption.

Jul 24, 2026 / Jeet Heer

President Donald Trump at an April press conference about the war in Iran.

For Trump, Every Accusation Is a Confession For Trump, Every Accusation Is a Confession

Like authoritarian regimes elsewhere, the White House is denouncing its opponents for the very abuses it is carrying out.

Jul 24, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Cuban ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to reporters in New York, Thursday, April 23, 2026.

Cuba Will Not Be Starved Into Submission Cuba Will Not Be Starved Into Submission

A Cuban diplomat talks about the human cost of the US blockade, Cuba’s economic liberalization, and the gains of the revolution that Havana says are not up for negotiation.

Jul 22, 2026 / Q&A / Bhaskar Sunkara

Nancy Pelosi puts her ballot envelope in a ballot box during the Get Out the Vote rally in San Francisco, California, on Friday, May 29, 2026.

Even Nancy Pelosi Is Voting to Cut Aid to Israel Now Even Nancy Pelosi Is Voting to Cut Aid to Israel Now

Yet Democrats such as Haley Stevens, Angie Craig, Wesley Bell, and Greg Stanton are still voting for blank checks. Their primary rivals have something to say about that.

Jul 17, 2026 / John Nichols

President Donald Trump arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, July 5, 2026.

Trump Can’t Admit That He Lost the Iran War Trump Can’t Admit That He Lost the Iran War

An expensive, ruinous conflict resumes for no other reason than one octogenarian narcissist’s inability to face reality.

Jul 16, 2026 / David Faris

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