‘They Demolish and We Rebuild’ ‘They Demolish and We Rebuild’
A Palestinian family’s struggle to survive under threat of imminent expulsion.
Jun 11, 2015 / Jen Marlowe
One Year After the Fall of Mosul, Is Iraq Winning the War Against ISIS? One Year After the Fall of Mosul, Is Iraq Winning the War Against ISIS?
While the US and Iraqi response is in disarray, the Islamic State is containable.
Jun 11, 2015 / Juan Cole
Pakistan’s Neocolonial War Pakistan’s Neocolonial War
The Pashtuns of the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are trapped between a brutal Taliban insurgency and a Pakistani government that treats them like colonial subjects.
Jun 11, 2015 / Maham Javaid
Will the 21st Century Pit Washington Against China? Will the 21st Century Pit Washington Against China?
The drawbacks of Washington’s grand strategy for global dominion.
Jun 8, 2015 / Alfred McCoy
It’s Time for the US to Support Democracy, Not Dictatorship, in Egypt It’s Time for the US to Support Democracy, Not Dictatorship, in Egypt
By supporting Sisi’s iron-fisted regime, Obama is playing into the hands of ISIS and Al Qaeda.
Jun 5, 2015 / Rula Jebreal
How Obama Went From Being a Peace Candidate to a War President How Obama Went From Being a Peace Candidate to a War President
Critics call him timid, but the president’s foreign policy has often been too aggressive—even at the risk of our long-term national interests.
Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Sherle R. Schwenninger
The Secret Origins of the CIA’s Torture Program and the Forgotten Man Who Tried to Expose It The Secret Origins of the CIA’s Torture Program and the Forgotten Man Who Tried to Expose It
Anthony Russo, the “other conspirator” of the Pentagon Papers, shouldn't be left in history’s trash bin.
Jun 1, 2015 / Barbara Myers
Massacre and Reprisal in a Shattered Iraq Massacre and Reprisal in a Shattered Iraq
The refugee crisis is growing as civilians flee a war that is drawing ethnic and religious borders in blood.
May 29, 2015 / Jesse Rosenfeld
Ukraine’s ‘Full-Fledged Economic Meltdown’ Ukraine’s ‘Full-Fledged Economic Meltdown’
Obstacles to détente in the Ukraine crisis and predictions for the country's uncertain economic future.
May 28, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
America’s Days as a Global Superpower Are Numbered. Now What? America’s Days as a Global Superpower Are Numbered. Now What?
The first step is to accept the fact that American power is limited and global rule is an impossible fantasy.
May 28, 2015 / Michael T. Klare