Ukraine Is In Crisis. Here’s Why the West Can’t Save It. Ukraine Is In Crisis. Here’s Why the West Can’t Save It.
A video roundtable explains why the IMF, Europe, and Western corporations don’t have the country’s best interests at heart.
Jun 9, 2015 / Video / Alexander Reed Kelly
It’s Time for the US to Support Democracy, Not Dictatorship, in Egypt It’s Time for the US to Support Democracy, Not Dictatorship, in Egypt
By supporting Sisi’s iron-fisted regime, Obama is playing into the hands of ISIS and Al Qaeda.
Jun 5, 2015 / Rula Jebreal
What’s Really Behind the Saudi Attack on Yemen What’s Really Behind the Saudi Attack on Yemen
The monarchy’s motivations are not primarily sectarian.
Libya’s Humanitarian Catastrophe Libya’s Humanitarian Catastrophe
With growing food, fuel and power shortages, civilians struggle to survive in a country torn apart by warring militias.
Mar 5, 2015 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
After Abdullah: Can Saudi Arabia Reform Before It Is Too Late? After Abdullah: Can Saudi Arabia Reform Before It Is Too Late?
The new Saudi king faces a legacy of unrelieved authoritarianism, corruption, and regional, class and sectarian discontents, the result of the tepid and incomplete reforms of his p...
Rethinking the Cost of Western Intervention in Ukraine Rethinking the Cost of Western Intervention in Ukraine
When it comes to Ukraine, it’s time for the hawks to stand down.
Nov 25, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now? Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now?
With a US-trained military officer now running Burkina Faso, will Washington press for a democratic transition or legitimize a military coup?
Nov 7, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Protests, Fraud and Violence Follow Announcement of the Preliminary Afghan Vote Count Protests, Fraud and Violence Follow Announcement of the Preliminary Afghan Vote Count
Humpty Dumpty hasn’t been put back together yet, thirteen years after the US invasion.
Jul 8, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
It’s Still About the Oil, Stupid! It’s Still About the Oil, Stupid!
Once again, the media fails to address the issue underlying much of the violence in Iraq—control over its most precious resource.
Jun 24, 2014 / Michael Schwartz
George W. Bush’s Legacy Is Alive and Well in Iraq George W. Bush’s Legacy Is Alive and Well in Iraq
Former president Bush is to blame for the present crisis in Iraq—along with decades of murder, lies and imperial aggression.
Jun 18, 2014 / Robert Scheer