World

Another Course in Kosovo Another Course in Kosovo

There are principled differences within the progressive community about the war in Yugoslavia, including the use of ground troops.

May 27, 1999 / Kai Bird

Tiananmen Plus Ten Tiananmen Plus Ten

On May 10, as tens of thousands of students rallied here for the third day of government-approved protests against NATO's bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, magazine edi...

May 27, 1999 / Sophie Beach

Rolling Thunder: the Rerun Rolling Thunder: the Rerun

People concerned about the US-led NATO war against Yugoslavia find much to reflect upon in the Vietnam experience.

May 27, 1999 / Books & the Arts / George Kenney

Europe’s New Divide Europe’s New Divide

How can you doubt the progressive nature of NATO missiles when they are blessed by Europe's socialists and the radical heroes of the sixties?

May 20, 1999 / Daniel Singer

‘We Are All Albanians’ ‘We Are All Albanians’

The other day on the BBC news I saw a young, educated and eloquent Serbian woman speaking about the life of ordinary citizens under the NATO bombing. The Serbian citizens are af...

May 20, 1999 / Slavenka Drakulic

Israel Chooses Peace Israel Chooses Peace

The Israeli election is good news indeed.

May 20, 1999 / The Editors

Iraqi Sideshow Continues Iraqi Sideshow Continues

On May 12 the Iraqi News Agency reported the deaths of twelve people, including two children, and 200 head of livestock near the northern city of Mosul, caused by American bombs.

May 20, 1999 / Dilip Hiro

Kosovars and Palestinians Kosovars and Palestinians

Many Jews have, understandably, seen parallels between the tragic events in Kosovo and their experiences of the Holocaust. But in fact, it is not a good parallel.

May 20, 1999 / Ghada Karmi

The United States Makes a Conditional Apology to China The United States Makes a Conditional Apology to China

A pity that our missiles went astray--
The kind of act we'd make a tort of.
Sincerely, USA would like to say
We're really very sorry, sort of.

May 13, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Showdown in Moscow Showdown in Moscow

By dismissing Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov and warning that Russia may pull out of the Yugoslav peace talks, Boris Yeltsin has shown again that he will do almost anything to ...

May 13, 1999 / The Editors

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