The End of the World Has Always Been Just Around the Corner The End of the World Has Always Been Just Around the Corner
We've been predicting the world's final days from the very beginning—it now just seems closer than ever before.
Mar 28, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt
Putin’s Nuremberg Moment Putin’s Nuremberg Moment
The ICC’s arrest warrant against the Russian president was historic. But where will it lead?
Mar 28, 2023 / Reed Brody
Is the US Flirting With Nuclear War? Is the US Flirting With Nuclear War?
A proxy war pitting the United States against a paranoid adversary with a massive nuclear arsenal at his command: What could possibly go wrong?
Mar 23, 2023 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Biden Doesn’t Need to Keep Pushing Xi and Putin Closer Biden Doesn’t Need to Keep Pushing Xi and Putin Closer
A path away from great power conflict.
Mar 22, 2023 / Jake Werner
There’s No Settlement of the War in Ukraine Without China There’s No Settlement of the War in Ukraine Without China
Instead of working toward a peaceful resolution of the conflict, Washington has escalated tensions with Beijing.
Mar 17, 2023 / Gilbert Achcar
Twenty Years Ago, the United States Was Putin Twenty Years Ago, the United States Was Putin
We should condemn Russian crimes in Ukraine, but not while conveniently forgetting the crimes we committed in Iraq.
Mar 13, 2023 / Juan Cole
How Nuclear Power Plants Became Tools of War How Nuclear Power Plants Became Tools of War
The ongoing war is edging Ukraine and the surrounding countries toward the brink of a catastrophic nuclear crisis.
Mar 1, 2023 / Joshua Frank
How to End Putin’s Forever War How to End Putin’s Forever War
An armistice like the one that ended fighting in the Korean War is a viable alternative to stalemate and attrition in Ukraine.
Feb 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The Ukraine War and Loss of Nuance The Ukraine War and Loss of Nuance
On the complexities and contradictions of history.
Feb 16, 2023 / Ronald Grigor Suny
Supporting Ukraine—Without Writing a Blank Check Supporting Ukraine—Without Writing a Blank Check
Navigating between solidarity and recklessness.
Feb 16, 2023 / Gilbert Achcar