After a Decade of Misrule, the People of Haiti Have Had Enough After a Decade of Misrule, the People of Haiti Have Had Enough
But apprentice dictator Jovenel Moïse won’t go as long as the Biden administration backs his violent, corrupt regime.
Mar 1, 2021 / Amy Wilentz
Biden Must Do More Than Rejoin the Iran Nuke Deal Biden Must Do More Than Rejoin the Iran Nuke Deal
We need a decisive break from the previous century of US policy toward Iran, which has been based on domination.
Jan 5, 2021 / Azadeh Shahshahani and Khury Petersen-Smith
Can Biden Finish What Obama Started With Cuba? Can Biden Finish What Obama Started With Cuba?
Here’s a smart blueprint for returning to normalized relations.
Dec 21, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh
Iran Is Nearing Collapse Under the Strain of Covid-19 Iran Is Nearing Collapse Under the Strain of Covid-19
Tens of millions are reeling under an unholy trinity of pandemic, US sanctions, and government misrule.
Dec 21, 2020 / Ahmad Jalalpour
Will 2020 Be Trump’s Bay of Pigs? Will 2020 Be Trump’s Bay of Pigs?
To advance his political fortunes in Florida, Trump assaults the right to travel to Cuba.
Oct 6, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh
Covid-19: Cuba Deserves Relief From US Sanctions Covid-19: Cuba Deserves Relief From US Sanctions
Humanitarian deterrence of the virus, not Cold War–era regime change, should be the top priority of US foreign policy.
Mar 31, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh
The Coronavirus Exposes the Foolishness of the US Sanctions Policy The Coronavirus Exposes the Foolishness of the US Sanctions Policy
For Iran, in particular, sanctions have not merely hobbled the country’s response to the virus but also helped fuel its spread.
Mar 23, 2020 / Annelle Sheline
Cuba’s Welcome to a Covid-19-Stricken Cruise Ship Reflects a Long Pattern of Global Humanitarian Commitment Cuba’s Welcome to a Covid-19-Stricken Cruise Ship Reflects a Long Pattern of Global Humanitarian Commitment
“Thank you, Cuba…. We will never ever forget that you reached out to us when absolutely nobody, and I mean nobody, else would.’’
Mar 21, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh
The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions? The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions?
Middle East scholar Stephen Zunes talks about Sudan’s hopeful but uncertain future in the wake of its peaceful democratic revolution.
Mar 20, 2020 / Q&A / Mitchell Plitnick
The Kremlin Plans to Modernize Russia, Again The Kremlin Plans to Modernize Russia, Again
Putin’s quest for a transformed nation and his own legacy.
Feb 21, 2020 / Stephen F. Cohen