The New Cold War Is Already More Dangerous Than Was Its Predecessor The New Cold War Is Already More Dangerous Than Was Its Predecessor
Today’s American-Russian confrontation is developing in unprecedented ways—and the US political-media establishment seems not to care.
Oct 11, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Can Podemos and Its Allies Save Spanish Democracy? Can Podemos and Its Allies Save Spanish Democracy?
They’re offering a responsible alternative to the two sets of flag-wavers on the question of independence for Catalonia.
Oct 9, 2017 / Andy Robinson
Fixers Are the Unsung Heroes of Journalism Fixers Are the Unsung Heroes of Journalism
The brave locals who guide foreign reporters deserve recognition for making the story possible.
Oct 5, 2017 / Nick Turse
The Spanish Government Just Energized Catalonia’s Independence Movement The Spanish Government Just Energized Catalonia’s Independence Movement
The image of black-visored riot police clubbing peaceful citizens will long haunt Catalonia’s collective memory.
Oct 4, 2017 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
Congress’s War Powers Must Be Made a Reality Congress’s War Powers Must Be Made a Reality
It’s time to put an end to the establishment default about endless wars without victory or sense in the Middle East.
Oct 3, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Do Liberal Democrats Want War With Russia? Do Liberal Democrats Want War With Russia?
“Russiagate” is abetting the possibility of direct military conflict with Moscow, and liberals, once opponents of such politics, are promoting it.
Sep 27, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Have Spain and Catalonia Reached a Point of No Return? Have Spain and Catalonia Reached a Point of No Return?
The bitter struggle over an independence referendum has pushed the country into a grave constitutional crisis.
Sep 26, 2017 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper
As Cambodia turns its back on the West, Hun Sen shuts down The Cambodia Daily.
Sep 21, 2017 / Julia Wallace
Report From Dera’a, Cradle of the Syrian Revolution Report From Dera’a, Cradle of the Syrian Revolution
Perhaps because the struggle began here, its spirit has been preserved in its purest form in the south, with a free press and thriving civil society.
Sep 20, 2017 / Khaled al Zubi
Buddhists in Myanmar Are Unifying Behind a Deadly Nationalism Buddhists in Myanmar Are Unifying Behind a Deadly Nationalism
And Aung San Suu Kyi is refusing to condemn the resulting bloodshed.
Sep 15, 2017 / Francis Wade