Armed Conflicts

US and YPG Military

ISIS’s Days in Syria Are Numbered, but Does Trump Have More Wars to Fight There? ISIS’s Days in Syria Are Numbered, but Does Trump Have More Wars to Fight There?

Both Damascus and Ankara are afraid Washington may establish a long-term military base in the Syrian Kurdish northeast.

Aug 3, 2017 / Juan Cole

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk on the rubble of a damaged street in Raqqa, Syria on June 14, 2017.

A US-Led Coalition Is Bombing Civilians Out of Raqqa A US-Led Coalition Is Bombing Civilians Out of Raqqa

As the battle continues in Raqqa, civilians have two choices: flee or die.

Jul 27, 2017 / Laura Gottesdiener

Tank in Poland

Realism on Russia Realism on Russia

We must investigate claims of Russian interference in the election, while also de-escalating a dangerous crisis.

Jul 27, 2017 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Mosul US Airstike

The US Military ‘Liberated’ Mosul—by Destroying It The US Military ‘Liberated’ Mosul—by Destroying It

The only pattern in the American “war on terror” is disaster.

Jul 20, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

Trump, Merkel, Erdogan at G20

Trump’s Foreign-Policy Meltdown Trump’s Foreign-Policy Meltdown

Undermining confidence and alienating allies, Trump has already undone years of American diplomacy.

Jul 17, 2017 / Alfred W. McCoy

North Korea ICBM

How Can We Ensure Survival in a New Era of Nuclear Brinkmanship? How Can We Ensure Survival in a New Era of Nuclear Brinkmanship?

The era of amnesia is over—if we needed a wake-up call, the North Korean ICBM test supplied it with a vengeance.

Jul 14, 2017 / Editorial / Michael T. Klare

Abdalaziz Alhamza

Meet the Syrian Activists Fighting ISIS—With Cameras Meet the Syrian Activists Fighting ISIS—With Cameras

In Matthew Heineman’s City of Ghosts, freedom of the press is a matter of life or death.

Jul 12, 2017 / Sarah Aziza

Trump-Putin Détente Partnership Begins as ‘Russiagate’ Attacks on It Grow Trump-Putin Détente Partnership Begins as ‘Russiagate’ Attacks on It Grow

Cooperation with Russia is imperative, but never has the US political-media elite’s opposition to it been so virulent.

Jul 12, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Gaza blockade protest

How Israel’s 10-Year Blockade Brought Gaza to the Brink of Collapse How Israel’s 10-Year Blockade Brought Gaza to the Brink of Collapse

The crisis in Gaza is not simply a humanitarian tragedy. It’s a moral outrage.

Jul 7, 2017 / Tareq Baconi

Trump Putin G20

Now Is the Time for Trump and Putin to Negotiate, Not Escalate Tensions Now Is the Time for Trump and Putin to Negotiate, Not Escalate Tensions

Katrina vanden Heuvel talks with Democracy Now!

Jul 7, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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