American Cold Warriors Want to Fight Russia, Not Terrorism American Cold Warriors Want to Fight Russia, Not Terrorism
As terrorists strike again, from Ankara and Berlin to Syria, the US political-media establishment is determined to disqualify Putin as a security partner for President-elect Trump.
Dec 21, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
I Miss Our Sane, Calm, Empathetic, Funny President Already I Miss Our Sane, Calm, Empathetic, Funny President Already
Before Trump’s election, we on the left didn’t give President Obama enough credit. Why?
Dec 15, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Letter From Rebel-Controlled Idlib, Syria A Letter From Rebel-Controlled Idlib, Syria
“Let Nusra go to hell,” says a member of the Islamic police, who are despised by the people and even by their own employees.
Dec 1, 2016 / Ammar Shawki and Roy Gutman
Giving Voice to Millions of Americans: End US Wars of Intervention Giving Voice to Millions of Americans: End US Wars of Intervention
I felt it was critical to meet with Donald Trump now, before warmongering neocons convince him to escalate the Syrian conflict.
Nov 30, 2016 / Tulsi Gabbard
False Narratives, Not ‘Fake News,’ Are the Real Cold-War Problem False Narratives, Not ‘Fake News,’ Are the Real Cold-War Problem
Any détente initiatives by President-elect Trump must break with spurious US accounts of the new Cold War.
Nov 30, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
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
How to Welcome Refugees to the United States How to Welcome Refugees to the United States
Affirming refugees’ economic rights and dignity is more than charity; it’s an act of national redemption.
Nov 17, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Syrian War’s Women Refugees Face a Particularly Harsh Exile The Syrian War’s Women Refugees Face a Particularly Harsh Exile
In Iraq, Lebanon, and other countries in the region, Syrian women are still under siege.
Nov 7, 2016 / Michelle Chen
10 of the World’s Poorest Countries Host Half the Global Refugee Population 10 of the World’s Poorest Countries Host Half the Global Refugee Population
Why aren’t wealthy countries, including Europe’s most powerful economies, doing more to help asylum seekers?
Nov 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Obama’s Foreign Policy: A Hostage to Bipartisan Consensus Obama’s Foreign Policy: A Hostage to Bipartisan Consensus
He may have criticized the “Washington playbook,” but he couldn’t overcome DC's interventionist orthodoxy.
Oct 26, 2016 / Feature / James Carden