How to Win a War That Never Ends How to Win a War That Never Ends
History has shown us that brutal conflicts rarely have neat and timely conclusions.
Jun 7, 2018 / Andrew J. Bacevich
The Necessity of a Trump-Putin Summit The Necessity of a Trump-Putin Summit
Ten ways the new US-Russian Cold War is increasingly becoming more dangerous than the one we survived.
Jun 6, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
As Spain’s Government Is Voted Out, Catalonia Continues Its Roller-Coaster Ride As Spain’s Government Is Voted Out, Catalonia Continues Its Roller-Coaster Ride
The Socialist Pedro Sánchez will replace conservative Mariano Rajoy, amid a sea of corruption. But the Catalan conflict has sown deep divisions among those who just ousted Rajoy. &...
Jun 1, 2018 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
How Greece’s Busiest Port Reveals the Perils of Privatization How Greece’s Busiest Port Reveals the Perils of Privatization
Dockworkers say the same “harsh neoliberal experiment” that reduced their wages will spread to the rest of Europe.
Jun 1, 2018 / Alexander Saeedy
Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia
Is Putin really a “pariah” and Russia “isolated from the international community”?
May 30, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Democrats Are Missing the Opportunity to Offer an Alternative to Endless War Democrats Are Missing the Opportunity to Offer an Alternative to Endless War
The Democrats’ failure to advance a bold progressive alternative to President Trump’s belligerent policies and bloated defense budgets is a huge missed opportunity.
May 29, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s ‘Feminist Christmas’ in Ireland It’s ‘Feminist Christmas’ in Ireland
“We'll never go back,” say activists, as a vote to repeal the ban on abortion wins by an overwhelming margins.
May 27, 2018 / Katha Pollitt
Intel ‘Informants’ and ‘Suspicious Contacts’ Echo Dark Pasts Intel ‘Informants’ and ‘Suspicious Contacts’ Echo Dark Pasts
McCarthyism and firsthand recollections of Soviet surveillance practices.
May 23, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Who Is Responsible for the New US-Russian Cold War? Who Is Responsible for the New US-Russian Cold War?
A discussion of the Stephen F. Cohen–Michael McFaul debate.
May 16, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Is Trump’s Abandonment of the Iran Nuke Deal a Prelude to War? Is Trump’s Abandonment of the Iran Nuke Deal a Prelude to War?
His advisers, as well as Israel and Saudi Arabia, will be pushing for one—which is why we have to act now to stop it.
May 11, 2018 / Phyllis Bennis