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A refugee camp in Kenya

The famine in Somalia was not simply sparked by nature but by disastrous foreign interventions that are now impeding aid.

Sabotage and threats have damaged and delayed this year’s mission, but so far the activists are winning the media war.

No-fly zones have, at best, a mixed record as a form of humanitarian intervention, and instituting one over Libya will do little to halt Qaddafi’s military advantages.

BDS has become a key battleground in the struggle over the future of Israel/Palestine.

Week after week Bush and his people have been getting pounded by newly
emboldened Democrats and liberal pundits for having exaggerated the
threat posed by Saddam Hussein and his still-elusive w

Critics of America's plans to oust Saddam Hussein militarily have
mounted powerful arguments, but not one has articulated a coherent
nonmilitary strategy to bring about the demise of the monstr

Food companies ship supplies to Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Michelle, in what could be the beginning of the end for the tediously long US embargo of the island country.

Are sanctions ethical--or an ill-used weapon of mass destruction?

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The new Iranian president, who won big in June’s election, has a mandate to proceed with a deal.

September 29, 2013

It's time for the White House to get a deal done with Tehran.

September 17, 2013

But Obama should just keep talking—until he has a chance to make a deal with a new president not named Ahmadinejad.

April 5, 2013

The United States won’t invade Iran anytime soon—just look at what North Korea has gotten away with.

March 12, 2013

Is Washington negotiating in “good faith” given its sanctions, espionage and two wars in the region?

February 14, 2013

As Iran readies for presidential elections and US defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel hardens his line on the country, no agreement is forthcoming on where to meet for nuclear program negotiations—but the two countries should decide already.

January 28, 2013

Not every scenario coming out of Iran's economic crisis is a good one.

October 5, 2012

The ayatollahs have their endgame, too.

August 1, 2012

The president makes some progress, but not enough, on ending the anachronism called the US embargo against Cuba.

January 19, 2011

The morning after WikiLeaks began releasing its trove of confidential US diplomatic cables, Democracy Now! hosts a roundtable about the possible impact of these leaks.

November 29, 2010
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