The Trump Administration Is Recklessly Escalating Tensions With Iran The Trump Administration Is Recklessly Escalating Tensions With Iran
There could be dire consequences.
Feb 3, 2017 / Phyllis Bennis
Trump’s Muslim Ban Hurts US Troops and Helps Islamist Extremists Trump’s Muslim Ban Hurts US Troops and Helps Islamist Extremists
The president has enraged Middle Eastern allies who are carrying the brunt of the fight against ISIS.
Jan 30, 2017 / Juan Cole
Donald Trump’s Inconsistency Is a Danger of Nuclear Proportions Donald Trump’s Inconsistency Is a Danger of Nuclear Proportions
The Iran deal is anything but safe in the hands of the “ultimate dealmaker.”
Jan 12, 2017 / Rajan Menon
Trump’s Foreign-Policy Appointees Are Set to Provoke War With Iran Trump’s Foreign-Policy Appointees Are Set to Provoke War With Iran
Their extremism in military and intelligence affairs is unprecedented in recent US history.
Dec 14, 2016 / Bob Dreyfuss
Under Obama, the United States Has Sold More Than $115 Billion in Weapons to Saudi Arabia Under Obama, the United States Has Sold More Than $115 Billion in Weapons to Saudi Arabia
And that includes cluster bombs, an explosive that’s been outlawed by 119 countries.
Dec 12, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
With Mattis, Trump Adds Another Iran Hawk to His Cabinet With Mattis, Trump Adds Another Iran Hawk to His Cabinet
Trump’s promise to pursue an “America First” foreign policy may prove to be, like much else about the president-elect, just talk.
Dec 7, 2016 / James Carden
Iran, Angered Over Obama’s Renewal of Sanctions, Braces for Trump Iran, Angered Over Obama’s Renewal of Sanctions, Braces for Trump
Nothing would please Tehran’s hard-liners more than for the new US president to push Iran back into confrontational mode.
Dec 5, 2016 / Juan Cole
Post-Truth and Its Consequences: What a 25-Year-Old Essay Tells Us About the Current Moment Post-Truth and Its Consequences: What a 25-Year-Old Essay Tells Us About the Current Moment
“We are rapidly becoming prototypes of a people that totalitarian monsters could only drool about in their dreams,” a Nation writer said in 1992.
Nov 30, 2016 / Richard Kreitner
The Real Reason to Worry About Gen. Michael Flynn The Real Reason to Worry About Gen. Michael Flynn
It’s not his alleged ties to Russia so much as his plan to wage global war for global peace.
Nov 18, 2016 / James Carden
The Dangerous and Shortsighted Push to ‘Contain Iran’ The Dangerous and Shortsighted Push to ‘Contain Iran’
The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2016 would set the stage for the US to conduct a wider war against the Assad regime, pulling resources away from the fight against ISIS.
Nov 18, 2016 / James Carden