The Latest Push to Arm Ukraine The Latest Push to Arm Ukraine
Arming Kiev could hinder diplomatic efforts to end the war.
Sep 13, 2017 / James Carden
Will Russia Leave the West? Will Russia Leave the West?
The new Cold War could drive the planet’s largest country, long anchored politically in both geopolitical worlds, eastward to stay.
Sep 13, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
The ‘World’s Greatest Military’ Is Indeed Great—at Defeating Itself The ‘World’s Greatest Military’ Is Indeed Great—at Defeating Itself
American forces seek to dominate everywhere, but they win decisively nowhere.
Sep 12, 2017 / William J. Astore
An Interview With Stephen Kinzer An Interview With Stephen Kinzer
The award-winning foreign correspondent and author of The True Flag speaks on the 120-year history of American intervention in the world.
Sep 11, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
The Pentagon’s Next Frontier for War Might be Space The Pentagon’s Next Frontier for War Might be Space
And that should scare us.
Sep 11, 2017 / Alfred McCoy
Trump Is Leading the US Into a War of Choice Against Iran Trump Is Leading the US Into a War of Choice Against Iran
The Trump administration is taking its cue from both Bush administrations by lying its way into a third unnecessary war in the Persian Gulf.
Sep 8, 2017 / James Carden
What Are American Soldiers Actually Dying For? What Are American Soldiers Actually Dying For?
It’s time to reconsider whether the United States is really a force for good in the Middle East.
Sep 7, 2017 / Danny Sjursen
Does Putin Really Want to ‘Destabilize the West’? Does Putin Really Want to ‘Destabilize the West’?
Just as there is no forensic evidence of a Kremlin “attack on our democracy” in 2016, there is no political logic for Putin’s alleged motives.
Sep 6, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Diplomacy With North Korea Has Worked Before, and Can Work Again Diplomacy With North Korea Has Worked Before, and Can Work Again
The war hawks are wrong when they say that past negotiations, like the 1994 Agreed Framework, didn’t make a difference.
Sep 5, 2017 / Tim Shorrock
Myanmar’s Reformist Mask Hides a Rohingya Refugee Crisis Myanmar’s Reformist Mask Hides a Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Over 120,000 refugees have flooded into neighboring Bangladesh in less than a month.
Sep 5, 2017 / Michelle Chen