War and Peace

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The Exit From the Ukraine Crisis That’s Hiding in Plain Sight The Exit From the Ukraine Crisis That’s Hiding in Plain Sight

A 2015 agreement between Russia and Ukraine can provide the best chance at a lasting peace.

Feb 1, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A female soldier looks toward the camera, carrying a gun strapped to her shoulder. Other soldiers behind her congregate around an armored vehicle.

Turkey Helps ISIS Attack Rojava Turkey Helps ISIS Attack Rojava

The Kurdish people have sacrificed 13,000 lives in the fight against ISIS. Progressives should support their effort to build a secure base for direct democracy, feminism, and plura...

Feb 1, 2022 / Meredith Tax

Vladimir Putin

Putin, Put’n, and Peace in Ukraine Putin, Put’n, and Peace in Ukraine

How we can emerge from crisis without war.

Jan 31, 2022 / Anatol Lieven

While Afghans Tried to Flee, Boris Johnson… Saved Dogs?

While Afghans Tried to Flee, Boris Johnson… Saved Dogs? While Afghans Tried to Flee, Boris Johnson… Saved Dogs?

Leaked e-mails suggest the British PM OK’d the evacuation of rescue pets from Afghanistan last August—and they speak volumes about the occupation.

Jan 31, 2022 / Ali M. Latifi

We Don’t Need a Department of Homeland Security

We Don’t Need a Department of Homeland Security We Don’t Need a Department of Homeland Security

Since 9/11, we’ve overfunded a second Pentagon capable of focusing on whatever it considers to be most politically expedient.

Jan 28, 2022 / Andrea Mazzarino

“There Is No Military Solution Out of This Ukraine Crisis”

“There Is No Military Solution Out of This Ukraine Crisis” “There Is No Military Solution Out of This Ukraine Crisis”

Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Barbara Lee warn against posturing that might make it more difficult to find “a diplomatic way out of this crisis.”

Jan 27, 2022 / John Nichols

Gitmo

Are We Any Closer to Shutting Down Guantánamo? Are We Any Closer to Shutting Down Guantánamo?

In the legal quagmire the US has created, there is no easy answer.

Jan 27, 2022 / Karen J. Greenberg

Joseph Biden Ukraine

A New “March of Folly” in Europe: Can It Be Averted? A New “March of Folly” in Europe: Can It Be Averted?

There is an urgent need for a diplomatic resolution.

Jan 25, 2022 / Michael T. Klare for The Nation

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The Tularosa Downwinders Have Waited 75 Years for Justice The Tularosa Downwinders Have Waited 75 Years for Justice

Even though the first atomic bomb exploded in their state, New Mexicans were never compensated for the health consequences of nuclear contamination. These campaigners have vowed to...

Jan 25, 2022 / Sofia Martinez

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What We Miss When We Say a War Has “Ended” What We Miss When We Say a War Has “Ended”

Bringing to light the kinship among American wars—and, by extension, their true significance—requires situating them in a single historical framework.

Jan 25, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich

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