Bombing Hasn’t Worked. Bombing Won’t Work. And Yet, We Will Bomb Bombing Hasn’t Worked. Bombing Won’t Work. And Yet, We Will Bomb
The UK is grasping again for an old, failed tactic, thanks to the nationalist impulse to act fast after Paris.
Dec 3, 2015 / Column / Gary Younge
A Time for Fateful Decisions A Time for Fateful Decisions
Great powers, current and would-be political leaders, and opinion-shapers must now decide: with or versus Russia against terrorism.
Dec 2, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Not Everyone in North Carolina Wants to Keep Refugees Out Not Everyone in North Carolina Wants to Keep Refugees Out
In spite of what North Carolina’s governor has said, many in the state welcome religious and ethnic diversity—but their voices have been drowned out in the wake of the Paris attack...
Dec 1, 2015 / Phoebe Zerwick
Coalition or Cold War with Russia? Coalition or Cold War with Russia?
American policy-makers and presidential candidates must now make a fateful decision—join Moscow in an alliance against ISIS, or persist in treating the Kremlin as an enemy.
Nov 30, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen and Katrina vanden Heuvel
ISIS Wants a Clash of the Civilizations: Let’s Not Give In ISIS Wants a Clash of the Civilizations: Let’s Not Give In
It’s a huge error to dignify these desert pirates as a “state” on which one might wage war as an equal.
Nov 25, 2015 / Juan Cole
The Refugee Crisis Is Europe’s Moral Obligation, and America’s Too The Refugee Crisis Is Europe’s Moral Obligation, and America’s Too
This time, let’s do the right thing.
Nov 25, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Russia Should Be an Ally in the Fight Against ISIS Russia Should Be an Ally in the Fight Against ISIS
Much of Europe, led by France, favors a coalition, but the White House evidently does not.
Nov 25, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Ukraine and Crimea: A Report From the Front Ukraine and Crimea: A Report From the Front
Grassroots activists in Kiev want democracy, social justice, and an end to corruption. If the peace agreement holds, they just might have a chance.
Nov 25, 2015 / Mary Kaldor
Ben Carson Isn’t the Only US Politician With a Hand in Shady Latin American Dealings Ben Carson Isn’t the Only US Politician With a Hand in Shady Latin American Dealings
Duane Clarridge’s Iran/Contra history is horrifying—but it’s no worse than Hillary Clinton’s record in Colombia.
Nov 25, 2015 / Greg Grandin
The Temptation of Expanding US Military Involvement The Temptation of Expanding US Military Involvement
Only a political effort involving countries and peoples in the region will defeat the Islamic State.
Nov 24, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel