‘Bringing History to Bear’ ‘Bringing History to Bear’
Celebrating 150 years of dialogue and dissent.
Nov 19, 2015 / Audio / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Here’s What Not to Do After Paris Here’s What Not to Do After Paris
Why do Republican presidential candidates insist on giving ISIS exactly what it wants?
Nov 19, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
France’s Ramped-Up Syria Bombing Comes Up Empty France’s Ramped-Up Syria Bombing Comes Up Empty
The impulse to “do something” doesn’t guarantee results against the Islamic State. Should we worry about what it will take?
Nov 18, 2015 / Ali Gharib
Will Paris Melt the New US-Russian Cold War? Will Paris Melt the New US-Russian Cold War?
Paris and Moscow form an alliance while Washington dithers.
Nov 18, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Paul Ryan’s Alarmist Syrian-Refugee Move Is Playing With Fire Paul Ryan’s Alarmist Syrian-Refugee Move Is Playing With Fire
The House speaker’s call for a ‘‘pause’’ in refugee resettlement only encourages hardliners who want to shutdown the government over the issue.
Nov 18, 2015 / Joan Walsh
European Countries’ Closing Their Borders to Refugees Is Collective Punishment European Countries’ Closing Their Borders to Refugees Is Collective Punishment
EU states’ attempts to “opt out” of international law will only fuel more regional chaos.
Nov 18, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The US Military’s Best-Kept Secret The US Military’s Best-Kept Secret
For years, American military expansion in Africa has gone largely unnoticed, thanks to a deliberate effort to keep the public in the shadows.
Nov 17, 2015 / Nick Turse
Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences
Anti-Muslim hate crimes are up, but that’s not all.
Nov 17, 2015 / John Knefel
Why Another ‘War on Terror’ Won’t Work Why Another ‘War on Terror’ Won’t Work
When we respond to terror attacks with air strikes and drone killings, we seem oblivious to the terror for which we ourselves are responsible.
Nov 17, 2015 / Mary Kaldor
Detained Asylum Seekers Seek Transnational Justice Detained Asylum Seekers Seek Transnational Justice
Refugees of a transnational migration crisis represent the latest wave of social upheaval in Bangladesh now reverberating around the world.
Nov 16, 2015 / Michelle Chen