The Unacknowledged Logic of North Korea’s Missile Tests The Unacknowledged Logic of North Korea’s Missile Tests
We may not like it, but nuclear weapons may be all that stands in the way of another US-conducted “regime change.”
Jul 6, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
South Korean President Moon Jae-in Prepares for a Difficult Meeting With Trump South Korean President Moon Jae-in Prepares for a Difficult Meeting With Trump
Dealing with the hawkish president won’t be easy for Moon, who seeks renewed peace efforts with North Korea.
Jun 27, 2017 / Tim Shorrock
Trump’s Chaos Is Covering for Stealth Escalation Overseas Trump’s Chaos Is Covering for Stealth Escalation Overseas
Americans are tired of wars without end. But the reality is that we are headed into more war without public support, without a sensible strategy or a clear purpose.
Jun 27, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
American Special Ops Forces Have Deployed to 70 Percent of the World’s Countries in 2017 American Special Ops Forces Have Deployed to 70 Percent of the World’s Countries in 2017
Jun 26, 2017 / Nick Turse
Trump’s Policy Is Clear: Civilian Casualties Don’t Matter in the War on Terror Trump’s Policy Is Clear: Civilian Casualties Don’t Matter in the War on Terror
Multiple air strikes on cities and the use of white phosphorus—a probable war crime—guarantee a growing death toll.
Jun 21, 2017 / Phyllis Bennis
Donald Trump’s Fixation on Fossil Fuel Donald Trump’s Fixation on Fossil Fuel
Is he pushing a coal-based world order?
Jun 12, 2017 / Michael T. Klare
Trump’s Handling of North Korea Is Going to Lead Us Straight Into Nuclear Disaster Trump’s Handling of North Korea Is Going to Lead Us Straight Into Nuclear Disaster
Public strong-arming isn’t the key to de-escalating confrontation—it’s the key to igniting it.
Jun 5, 2017 / Rajan Menon
Tomato-Paste Colonialism Tomato-Paste Colonialism
How a Mao-era Chinese agricultural conglomerate came to dominate the African tomato market.
Jun 2, 2017 / Jean-Baptiste Malet
Will America Once Again Undermine Iran’s Pro-Democracy Movement? Will America Once Again Undermine Iran’s Pro-Democracy Movement?
Reformists won big in the recent elections, but Trump favors confrontation, which helps Iranian hard-liners.
Jun 1, 2017 / Trita Parsi
A Glimpse Into the Future of Asia A Glimpse Into the Future of Asia
Will China take the lead?
Jun 1, 2017 / John Feffer