Plummeting Oil Prices Might Be Good News for the Planet Plummeting Oil Prices Might Be Good News for the Planet
Could we be witnessing a fundamental shift in the energy industry?
Aug 13, 2015 / Michael T. Klare
It’s Not a Nuclear-Armed Iran That Israel and Saudi Arabia Really Fear It’s Not a Nuclear-Armed Iran That Israel and Saudi Arabia Really Fear
It’s that the Vienna Agreement opens the door for the United States and Iran to develop important financial and trade ties.
Jul 28, 2015 / Peter Van Buren
Death and Devastation in Sanaa Death and Devastation in Sanaa
The brutal Saudi bombing of Yemen has killed thousands and left the capital paralyzed by fuel and water shortages.
Jun 18, 2015 / Special Report / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
2015 Could Be the Start of a Green Energy Revolution 2015 Could Be the Start of a Green Energy Revolution
There are four big reasons fossil fuel could go the way of the dinosaur sooner than we think.
Apr 16, 2015 / Michael T. Klare
A Call to Resist Saudi (and US) Aggression in Yemen A Call to Resist Saudi (and US) Aggression in Yemen
This invasion pits billionaire royal elites of the Gulf—and their US and Arab League supporters—against the downtrodden people of Yemen.
Apr 2, 2015 / Sheila Carapico
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.
Was the Saudi Government Complicit in the 9/11 Attacks? Was the Saudi Government Complicit in the 9/11 Attacks?
No—Zacarias Moussaoui’s spectacular claims are nonsense. But both the Saudi and US governments did create the monster that became Al Qaeda.
Why I Heart King Abdullah Why I Heart King Abdullah
He was an old-school monarch who made America feel good about itself again.
Feb 4, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
So why did we remain steadfastly loyal To this repressive, autocratic royal Whose nation’s where jihadist teachers thrive? Two hints: it’s black. Without it, cars can’t drive.
Jan 28, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
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...