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
No Exit in Gaza No Exit in Gaza
For the last six years, one Palestinian family has found itself trapped in a cycle of destruction and reconstruction due to the Israeli military.
Dec 8, 2014 / Jen Marlowe
The Most Dangerous Time in Russian-US Relations Since the Cuban Missile Crisis The Most Dangerous Time in Russian-US Relations Since the Cuban Missile Crisis
The people who deny that we’re in a new Cold War are the people who got us into it in the first place.
Dec 5, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Thousands of Americans Demand Transparency Around Bush-Era Torture Thousands of Americans Demand Transparency Around Bush-Era Torture
Democratic Senator Mark Udall of Colorado could enter the history books as the second lawmaker to read classified controversial government documents into public record.
Dec 5, 2014 / Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and NationAction
The Anarchist and the Refugees: Two Hunger Strikes in Athens The Anarchist and the Refugees: Two Hunger Strikes in Athens
A hunger strike touches on the the things all human beings share: the way pain and deprivation are written on the body.
Dec 5, 2014 / Maria Margaronis
Can the Military Fix Its Sexual-Assault Problem on Its Own? Can the Military Fix Its Sexual-Assault Problem on Its Own?
Despite promises of “zero tolerance” for sex crimes, new reforms and a report showing fewer incidences of assault, members of the military are still being raped, filmed...
Dec 5, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Congressional Hawks Gear Up to Kill Talks, Bomb Iran Congressional Hawks Gear Up to Kill Talks, Bomb Iran
Even the Senate’s favorite nuke experts aren’t on board with derailing Iran talks, but that won’t deter the incoming Republican Congress.
Dec 4, 2014 / Eli Clifton
Stephen Cohen: A ‘United’ Ukraine Is Really a Divided Ukraine Stephen Cohen: A ‘United’ Ukraine Is Really a Divided Ukraine
The only way to claim Ukraine “united” is to have given up on a full quarter of the country.
Dec 4, 2014 / The Nation
Why Hagel’s Departure Is a Victory For War Hawks Why Hagel’s Departure Is a Victory For War Hawks
In the end, Hagel, who came to regret his reluctant vote to invade Iraq, evidently proved an uncomfortable fit.
Dec 4, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
The UN Backs Down a Little, Adds More Women to Its Peacekeeping Panel The UN Backs Down a Little, Adds More Women to Its Peacekeeping Panel
Caving to outside pressure, this week the organization added women to the High-level Independent Panel on UN Peace Operations—but it still falls short of gender parity.
Dec 3, 2014 / Barbara Crossette