Armed Conflicts

Relatives and loved ones of Palestinians, who lost their lives in Israeli attacks while they were in the Netzarim area, where US humanitarian aid points were located, mourn as they attend their funeral ceremony at Shifa Hospital in Gaza on June 10, 2025.

I Went to a US-Backed “Aid” Site In Gaza. It Was Hell on Earth. I Went to a US-Backed “Aid” Site In Gaza. It Was Hell on Earth.

The scene resembled throwing meat into a cage of starving lions, letting them fight for their own survival.

Jun 11, 2025 / Hassan Abo Qamar

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller speaks on the Iranian missile attacks on Israel at the State Department on October 1, 2024, in Washington, DC. Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for their attacks on Hezbollah leadership last week.

Biden Administration Liars Need to be Punished Biden Administration Liars Need to be Punished

Elite impunity shouldn’t protect those who covered up war crimes.

Jun 6, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Mohammed Bin Salman

Why Is Trump Suddenly Sidelining Israel? Why Is Trump Suddenly Sidelining Israel?

If Israel gets in the way of deal-making with the Gulf plutocrats, it could become an annoyance that Trump might feel he can’t afford.

Jun 6, 2025 / Juan Cole

Michael Ledeen on floral sofa in front of plants and a window facing trees in sunshine.

Michael Ledeen Was the Forrest Gump of American Fascism Michael Ledeen Was the Forrest Gump of American Fascism

From Iran-contra to Iraq war WMD lies to Trumpism, this right-wing pundit kept subverting democracy. 

May 30, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Boys watch smoke billowing during Israeli strikes east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 13, 2024.

From the Americas to Gaza, the Conquest Never Ends From the Americas to Gaza, the Conquest Never Ends

Cortés has given way to Netanyahu, Putin, and Trump. A new age of conquest is upon us.

May 28, 2025 / Greg Grandin

Wendy Raymond, president of Haverford College; Robert Manuel, president of DePaul University; David Cole, a professor at Georgetown Law and former legal director of the ACLU; and Jeffrey Armstrong, president of California Polytechnic State University testify during a hearing before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on “Beyond The Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses.”

McCarthyism 2.0: Reflections on Testifying in the House Antisemitism Hearings McCarthyism 2.0: Reflections on Testifying in the House Antisemitism Hearings

I soon realized that neither the law nor the facts matter to the Committee on Education’s Republican inquisitors.

May 28, 2025 / David Cole

Tran To Nga in Bretigny sur Orge, France on September 13, 2024.

Why Is an 83-Year-Old Vietnamese Woman Fighting Against Agent Orange and US Corporations in a French Court? Why Is an 83-Year-Old Vietnamese Woman Fighting Against Agent Orange and US Corporations in a French Court?

Vietnam is still plagued by the toxic legacy of chemical warfare.

May 27, 2025 / Tom Fawthrop

In Belarus, World War II Is Fresh in the Memory

In Belarus, World War II Is Fresh in the Memory In Belarus, World War II Is Fresh in the Memory

Belarus’s events marking 80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany were a show of state power—but also reflected real popular attachment to the wartime generation.

May 23, 2025 / David Broder

Ukrainian, American, and Russian delegates meet for Ukraine-Russia peace talks on May 16, 2025, at the office of the Turkish president in Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey.

Why US Engagement Is Essential in Setting Terms for Peace in Ukraine Why US Engagement Is Essential in Setting Terms for Peace in Ukraine

The Russian and Ukrainian positions are far apart, and absent US sticks and carrots, there seems little prospect they will come together.

May 21, 2025 / Anatol Lieven

President Donald J. Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Trump’s “Golden Age” Means No End to Palestinian Slaughter Trump’s “Golden Age” Means No End to Palestinian Slaughter

The president’s much-touted foreign policy shake-up is blighted by continued support for genocide.

May 19, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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