Why Did It Take 10 Years to Publish the Diary of a Guantánamo Detainee? Why Did It Take 10 Years to Publish the Diary of a Guantánamo Detainee?
An interview with Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s attorney and his editor.
Feb 4, 2015 / Jon Wiener
Why I Heart King Abdullah Why I Heart King Abdullah
He was an old-school monarch who made America feel good about itself again.
Feb 4, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Afghanistan War Is Still Raging—but This Time It’s Being Waged by Contractors The Afghanistan War Is Still Raging—but This Time It’s Being Waged by Contractors
The mission isn't “over”… it’s just been reassigned.
Feb 4, 2015 / Tim Shorrock
Will Obama Cave to the Establishment’s War Lust? Will Obama Cave to the Establishment’s War Lust?
Why sending weapons to Ukraine is a reckless idea.
Feb 4, 2015 / James Carden
Obama’s Defense Secretary Nominee Is Open to Having More Troops in Afghanistan Obama’s Defense Secretary Nominee Is Open to Having More Troops in Afghanistan
Ashton Carter will tell the Senate Wednesday he would recommend more troops if conditions “degrade.”
Feb 4, 2015 / George Zornick
Pope Francis Declares Oscar Romero a Martyr for the Faith—but Whose Faith? Pope Francis Declares Oscar Romero a Martyr for the Faith—but Whose Faith?
Many conservative Christians opposed the bishop’s work on behalf of the poor.
Feb 4, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Camus Redux Camus Redux
Today, Albert Camus is still alive but changed, thanks to the art of David Oelhoffen and Kamel Daoud.
Feb 4, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Alice Kaplan
How Ukraine Became the Epicenter of the New Cold War How Ukraine Became the Epicenter of the New Cold War
A new Cold War, except this time it's in Ukraine.
Feb 3, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Who Are the Billionaires Attacking Obama’s Iran Diplomacy? Who Are the Billionaires Attacking Obama’s Iran Diplomacy?
GOP megadonor Paul Singer and Hillary Clinton booster Richard Perry have more in common than you’d think.
Feb 3, 2015 / Eli Clifton
Putting Boko Haram in Context Putting Boko Haram in Context
There's no purely military solution to the insurgency raging across northeastern Nigeria.
Feb 3, 2015 / Ajamu Baraka and Foreign Policy In Focus