Asia

Nagasaki bomb

The Forgotten Lessons of Nagasaki The Forgotten Lessons of Nagasaki

Seventy-four years after an atom bomb destroyed the Japanese city, survivors hold on to its tragic memory.

Jan 17, 2019 / Susan Southard

Uighur ethnic cleansing in China

How the Left Should Respond to Ethnic Cleansing in China How the Left Should Respond to Ethnic Cleansing in China

A million Uighurs are being held in concentration camps in Xinjiang. What can the US do?

Jan 15, 2019 / Daniel Bessner and Isaac Stone Fish

South Korea Terror Drill

The Fight to End South Korea’s ‘Blood-Stained’ National-Security Act The Fight to End South Korea’s ‘Blood-Stained’ National-Security Act

As Seoul and Pyongyang inch toward peace, an alleged North Korean spy goes on trial.

Jan 9, 2019 / Max S. Kim

Okinawa Base Protests

The United States Is Building a New Military Base in Okinawa, Despite Overwhelming Local Opposition The United States Is Building a New Military Base in Okinawa, Despite Overwhelming Local Opposition

If Washington doesn’t respect democracy, “the US-Japan alliance is going to be very vulnerable,” the island’s new governor says.

Dec 13, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

Sanders-Warren Rally in Boston

Sanders and Warren Are Challenging the Post–Cold War Foreign-Policy Establishment Sanders and Warren Are Challenging the Post–Cold War Foreign-Policy Establishment

It is time to think anew. The United States needs dramatic changes in its policies and the institutions that enforce them.

Dec 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Armenian Revolution

Armenia’s Revolution: A Flickering Light in a Darkening Europe Armenia’s Revolution: A Flickering Light in a Darkening Europe

This is the first insurrection in a post-Soviet state that legitimately boiled up from the streets, free of influence from outside forces.

Dec 7, 2018 / Marc Cooper

Moon Kim

After More Than 6 Decades, It’s Time to End the Korean War After More Than 6 Decades, It’s Time to End the Korean War

A joint statement of US civil-society groups in support of the current peace process in Korea.

Dec 6, 2018 / Korea Peace Network and Peace Treaty Now Network

NATO exercise

New Cold War Dangers New Cold War Dangers

The Russian-Ukrainian military conflict in the Kerch Strait illustrates again how this Cold War is more dangerous that was its predecessor.

Dec 5, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Sanders War Powers Hearing

Congress Takes a Critical Step Toward Reasserting Its War-Powers Control Congress Takes a Critical Step Toward Reasserting Its War-Powers Control

A Senate resolution to end US support for Saudi-led conflict in Yemen shows that the politics of war are finally evolving.

Dec 4, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Myanmar tourism

Travel Boycotts Won’t Fix Myanmar Travel Boycotts Won’t Fix Myanmar

The country’s treatment of its Rohingya minority is vexing tourists, but not enough to stop the violence. 

Nov 29, 2018 / Jessica Loudis

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