The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump
The Syrian-Russian retaking of a major ISIS stronghold and the West’s further control over the Kiev government refute the orthodox US narrative of the new Cold War, which Trump is ...
Mar 30, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
What Obama Has Gotten Right About the Foreign-Policy Establishment What Obama Has Gotten Right About the Foreign-Policy Establishment
What we need today is a serious and sustained challenge to the “credibility” addiction that has failed our country for so long.
Mar 29, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trump v. Disastrous US Triumphalism in Foreign Policy Trump v. Disastrous US Triumphalism in Foreign Policy
Trump’s challenge to 20-year bipartisan consensus may finally produce the missing public debate.
Mar 23, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
How a Syrian Family Fares in Ireland How a Syrian Family Fares in Ireland
Local aid stands in stark contrast to international callousness.
Mar 23, 2016 / Danielle Ryan
A Terrible Beauty: Remembering Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rebellion A Terrible Beauty: Remembering Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rebellion
Ireland was a laboratory for every manner of colonial repression by the British; 100 years after the Easter Rising, it is once again—this time by banks.
Mar 21, 2016 / Conn Hallinan
Russia, Europe’s Scapegoat for All Seasons Russia, Europe’s Scapegoat for All Seasons
Unlike the US and EU, Russia does not seek to remake the world in its image. That doesn’t stop the EU from blaming Russia for its own problems.
Mar 18, 2016 / Matthew Dal Santo
Was Putin’s Syria Withdrawal Really a ‘Surprise’? Was Putin’s Syria Withdrawal Really a ‘Surprise’?
American officials and pundits expressed “surprise” over Putin’s announcement while missing its primary significance.
Mar 16, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
‘The Operative in the Kremlin’ Shocks the West Over Syria Withdrawal ‘The Operative in the Kremlin’ Shocks the West Over Syria Withdrawal
Now that Putin has withdrawn Russia’s overwhelming military support, Assad is under new and unexpected pressure to reach a compromise.
Mar 15, 2016 / James Carden
The Kurds Should Prepare Themselves for Yet Another Betrayal The Kurds Should Prepare Themselves for Yet Another Betrayal
They’ve been the most effective fighting force against ISIS. But they might soon be abandoned by their US and Western allies.
Mar 14, 2016 / James Carden
The Whole World Still Needs Feminism The Whole World Still Needs Feminism
In many countries, women have made strides, but there’s a long way to go to equality.
Mar 11, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt