Africa

Is the New Cold War Trending in Russia’s Favor from Syria to Europe?

Is the New Cold War Trending in Russia’s Favor from Syria to Europe? Is the New Cold War Trending in Russia’s Favor from Syria to Europe?

And will it leave the United States increasingly isolated?

Nov 4, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

The Benghazi Hearings We Need

The Benghazi Hearings We Need The Benghazi Hearings We Need

It is time to challenge a global overreach that has failed repeatedly in the past and seems doomed to fail in the future.

Oct 27, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

US Special Forces in Niger

American Special Operations Forces Have a Very Funny Definition of Success American Special Operations Forces Have a Very Funny Definition of Success

US Special Operations forces have deployed to 147 countries this year. To what end, exactly?

Oct 26, 2015 / Nick Turse

US NATO Ukraine

Is the US Abetting World Order or Disorder? Is the US Abetting World Order or Disorder?

How the “sulking superpower” is resisting peaceful outcomes from Syria to Ukraine.

Oct 21, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Tunisian protesters rally against the Ben Ali government.

How to Win a Nobel Peace Prize How to Win a Nobel Peace Prize

Keep the US military out of your country.

Oct 20, 2015 / Rebecca Gordon

Refugees to Europe: Do Better Than This

Refugees to Europe: Do Better Than This Refugees to Europe: Do Better Than This

From Germany to Switzerland, asylum seekers are organizing to demand humane treatment from rich nations.

Sep 30, 2015 / Caitlin L. Chandler

How One Man Laid the Groundwork for Today’s Crisis in the Middle East

How One Man Laid the Groundwork for Today’s Crisis in the Middle East How One Man Laid the Groundwork for Today’s Crisis in the Middle East

We’re still paying the price of Henry Kissinger’s “grand strategies.”

Sep 28, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Cycling Redefined: Rwanda’s Joan of Arc

Cycling Redefined: Rwanda’s Joan of Arc Cycling Redefined: Rwanda’s Joan of Arc

Rwandan cyclist Jeanne D’Arc Girubuntu made history over the weekend by becoming the first Rwandan woman to ever race in a world competition. But that was perhaps the easiest of he...

Sep 28, 2015 / Dave Zirin

September 25, 1962: Algeria Declares Independence From France

September 25, 1962: Algeria Declares Independence From France September 25, 1962: Algeria Declares Independence From France

“If there is trouble ahead, it can hardly be as bad as the trouble that has been left behind.”

Sep 25, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner

A U.S. Special Forces trainer supervises a military assault drill for a unit within the Sudan People's Liberation Army conducted in Nzara on the outskirts of Yambio

How Many Wars Is the US Really Fighting? How Many Wars Is the US Really Fighting?

Hint: the answer is way more than you think.

Sep 24, 2015 / Ask Dr. Marc / Nick Turse

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