Will Our Endless Wars Fuel the Next Populist Revolt? Will Our Endless Wars Fuel the Next Populist Revolt?
The lives lost and money wasted are real. The only question is who has the courage to state that the emperor has no clothes.
Jan 16, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Without Haiti, the United States Would, in Fact, Be a Shithole Without Haiti, the United States Would, in Fact, Be a Shithole
And some other things about the country that Donald Trump doesn’t know and doesn’t care to know.
Jan 12, 2018 / Amy Wilentz
My Client Has Spent More Than a Third of His Life Imprisoned in Guantánamo My Client Has Spent More Than a Third of His Life Imprisoned in Guantánamo
Now, 16 years after the prison opened, Sharqawi Al Hajj has joined a legal challenge to end his indefinite detention.
Jan 12, 2018 / Pardiss Kebriaei
How Trump Could Use the Iran Protests to Kill the Nuke Deal How Trump Could Use the Iran Protests to Kill the Nuke Deal
He could simply refuse to renew the sanctions waivers, of course. But there’s also a more insidious path he could take.
Jan 11, 2018 / Reza Marashi
Trump Is On His Way to Record-Setting Defense Spending in 2018 Trump Is On His Way to Record-Setting Defense Spending in 2018
As the president doubles down on wars abroad, companies like Boeing stand to reap billions.
Jan 11, 2018 / William D. Hartung
The US ‘Betrayed’ Russia, but It Is Not ‘News That’s Fit to Print’ The US ‘Betrayed’ Russia, but It Is Not ‘News That’s Fit to Print’
New evidence that Washington broke its promise not to expand NATO “one inch eastward”—a fateful decision with ongoing ramifications—has not been reported by The New York Times or o...
Jan 10, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
South and North Korea Hold Talks; US War Hawks Are Alarmed at the Prospect of Peace South and North Korea Hold Talks; US War Hawks Are Alarmed at the Prospect of Peace
Underpinning such thinking is the assumption that neither Seoul nor Pyongyang has the right to make peace on its own terms.
Jan 10, 2018 / Tim Shorrock
Bulking Up on Special Operations Forces in 2018 Will Not Stop Terrorism Bulking Up on Special Operations Forces in 2018 Will Not Stop Terrorism
With a record number of deployments and outsourced proxies, elite forces are achieving less with more.
Jan 9, 2018 / Nick Turse
A New Poll Shows the Public Is Overwhelmingly Opposed to Endless US Military Interventions A New Poll Shows the Public Is Overwhelmingly Opposed to Endless US Military Interventions
There is a wide bipartisan majority that seeks an American foreign policy of realism and restraint.
Jan 9, 2018 / James Carden
These Are the Real Causes of the Iran Protests These Are the Real Causes of the Iran Protests
Trump’s threats to kill the nuclear deal have inhibited investment, leading to continued economic distress—but it was the Iranian government’s leaked budget that enraged the public...
Jan 4, 2018 / Trita Parsi