The New Cold Warriors Bare Their Fangs Ahead of the Next Round of Syria Peace Talks The New Cold Warriors Bare Their Fangs Ahead of the Next Round of Syria Peace Talks
They praise anyone thought to be standing up to Russia, no matter how noxious.
Mar 8, 2016 / James Carden
Donald Trump Is Alienating Neoconservatives—and Anti-War Democrats Should Worry Donald Trump Is Alienating Neoconservatives—and Anti-War Democrats Should Worry
When it comes to foreign policy, Trump is an apostate. And the more he talks about it, the more popular he gets.
Mar 7, 2016 / James Carden
The Doomsday Clock Remains at Three Minutes to Midnight The Doomsday Clock Remains at Three Minutes to Midnight
The existential threats we face have not changed all that much since the Cold War.
Jan 28, 2016 / James Carden
The United States Is Waging 2 Contradictory Wars in Syria The United States Is Waging 2 Contradictory Wars in Syria
Our funding and support are simultaneously aiming to topple Assad, and to destroy ISIS—and those goals are in conflict.
Jan 26, 2016 / James Carden
Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year-End Spending Bill Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year-End Spending Bill
Under pressure from the Pentagon, Congress has stripped the spending bill of an amendment that prevented funds from falling into the hands of Ukrainian neo-fascist groups.
Jan 14, 2016 / James Carden
Uncle Sam Got a Shiny New Propaganda Bullhorn for Christmas Uncle Sam Got a Shiny New Propaganda Bullhorn for Christmas
A new partnership is turning Radio Free Europe into an anti-Russia propaganda machine.
Jan 6, 2016 / James Carden
Syria, the Rise of ISIS, and the Perils of Regime Change Syria, the Rise of ISIS, and the Perils of Regime Change
The American mania for regime change has led to one humanitarian catastrophe after another.
Dec 3, 2015 / James Carden
Turkey Brings NATO to the Precipice of War With Russia Turkey Brings NATO to the Precipice of War With Russia
By shooting down a Russian fighter jet, Ankara could sunder the growing coalition against ISIS, which it has been aiding and abetting for some time.
Nov 24, 2015 / James Carden
Obama Administration Officials Insist Russia Is to Blame for the Syrian Crisis Obama Administration Officials Insist Russia Is to Blame for the Syrian Crisis
Will it finally dawn on the American political establishment that the US and Russia are in this fight together?
Nov 9, 2015 / James Carden
How Should the US and NATO Respond to Erdogan’s Electoral Triumph? How Should the US and NATO Respond to Erdogan’s Electoral Triumph?
A first step would be to halt the sale of arms to Turkey’s increasingly authoritarian regime.
Nov 3, 2015 / James Carden