The Biggest Lesson From the War on Terror? It Didn’t Work The Biggest Lesson From the War on Terror? It Didn’t Work
Why can’t Washington get the message?
Dec 18, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
On ‘Lost Causes’ and the Future of Palestine On ‘Lost Causes’ and the Future of Palestine
The appearance of Palestinian defeat is an optical illusion—one that hides the probability of eventual Israeli defeat.
Dec 16, 2014 / Feature / Richard Falk
Latin America’s Lesson for the US: Prosecute the Torturers Latin America’s Lesson for the US: Prosecute the Torturers
The region’s transition out of dictatorship hinged on two words the United States would be wise to heed: “Never again.”
Dec 12, 2014 / Jo-Marie Burt and Foreign Policy In Focus
Why President Obama Needs to Revive His Pledge for a Nuclear-Free World Why President Obama Needs to Revive His Pledge for a Nuclear-Free World
Obama was once a strong voice for nuclear abolition. What happened?
Dec 11, 2014 / James Carroll
How the Obama Administration Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb How the Obama Administration Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
US nuclear policy is undermining our safety and national security.
Dec 10, 2014 / Feature / Theodore A. Postol
The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia
Renditions, an underground prison and a new CIA base are elements of an intensifying US war, according to a Nation investigation in Mogadishu.
Dec 10, 2014 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Senate Report: CIA Torture Was Brutal and Ineffective Senate Report: CIA Torture Was Brutal and Ineffective
Virtually every Bush-era claim about torture doesn’t withstand scrutiny after the investigation.
Dec 9, 2014 / George Zornick
Courting Disaster Courting Disaster
Why does the Pakistani military pick unwinnable fights?
Dec 9, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Muhammad Idrees Ahmad
Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers
Memorials across the world pay tribute to “fallen soldiers,” but virtually none exist for those who fought for peace.
Dec 9, 2014 / Adam Hochschild
Why Is Yemen So Violent? Because It Is So Poor and Thirsty Why Is Yemen So Violent? Because It Is So Poor and Thirsty
Poverty doesn’t cause terrorism, but poor countries face special problems in dealing with it.
Dec 8, 2014 / Juan Cole