Is Europe’s Far Right Stoppable? Is Europe’s Far Right Stoppable?

The mainstream’s analysis of the phenomenon is deeply flawed, and its responses only exacerbate the problem.

Nov 1, 2017 / Paul Hockenos

US Special-Operations Forces Have Quietly Moved Onto the Russian Border US Special-Operations Forces Have Quietly Moved Onto the Russian Border

Oct 30, 2017 / Nick Turse

US Double Standards in the New Cold War US Double Standards in the New Cold War

The mainstream American political-media narrative, which powerfully influences the possibility of war or peace with Russia, is dangerously unbalanced.

Oct 25, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

The Escalating Nuclear Threat Finally Has the Public’s Attention. Now What? The Escalating Nuclear Threat Finally Has the Public’s Attention. Now What?

There is no substitute for our leaders’ coming to the table and beginning a dialogue.

Oct 24, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ai Weiwei’s ‘Human Flow’ Eloquently Calls the West to Account for the Refugee Crisis Ai Weiwei’s ‘Human Flow’ Eloquently Calls the West to Account for the Refugee Crisis

The walls, fences, and brute force currently used to control this tide are shown to be not only barbaric but futile.

Oct 24, 2017 / Sarah Aziza

The World, Not Just America, Is Splintering The World, Not Just America, Is Splintering

Trump’s polarization of US politics follows a greater pattern of political crises in Spain, Great Britain, and elsewhere.

Oct 24, 2017 / John Feffer

Jeremy Corbyn Could Be the Next British Prime Minister. Now Comes the Hard Part. Jeremy Corbyn Could Be the Next British Prime Minister. Now Comes the Hard Part.

The British left should temper its delight with strategic thinking. An enemy awaits: international capital.

Oct 20, 2017 / Column / Gary Younge

Have 20 Years of NATO Expansion Made Anyone Safer? Have 20 Years of NATO Expansion Made Anyone Safer?

Since 1997, the world’s perhaps most powerful corporation and lobbyist has created more insecurity than security.

Oct 18, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Can the History of the Soviet Union Be Told through a Single Building? Can the History of the Soviet Union Be Told through a Single Building?

Yuri Slezkine's new history captures the triumphs and tragedies of everyday life after the Russian Revolution.

Oct 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Tony Wood

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