Foreign Policy

The Worst Case for War With Iran You’ll Read in a Major Newspaper

The Worst Case for War With Iran You’ll Read in a Major Newspaper The Worst Case for War With Iran You’ll Read in a Major Newspaper

The Washington Post publishes a pro-war op-ed that shows why attacking Iran won’t work.

Mar 16, 2015 / Blog / Ali Gharib

Dissent Versus Sabotage

Dissent Versus Sabotage Dissent Versus Sabotage

Through a half-century of foreign policy hardball, there’s a line I’ve never crossed.

Mar 13, 2015 / Rep. John Conyers

The Message Behind the Senate GOP’s Letter to Iran

The Message Behind the Senate GOP’s Letter to Iran The Message Behind the Senate GOP’s Letter to Iran

It's official: the Republican establishment in Washington has completely delegated its policy on Iran and Israel to its most hardline factions.

Mar 12, 2015 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Jim Lobe and Foreign Policy In Focus

There Is a Real Chance of War With Russia

There Is a Real Chance of War With Russia There Is a Real Chance of War With Russia

The crisis in Ukraine has reached a fork in the road.

Mar 12, 2015 / Nation in the News / Stephen F. Cohen

‘Daily News’ to GOP ‘Traitors’: Drop Dead

‘Daily News’ to GOP ‘Traitors’: Drop Dead ‘Daily News’ to GOP ‘Traitors’: Drop Dead

The Fox News Congress gets a taste of its own medicine.

Mar 11, 2015 / Blog / Leslie Savan

Meet Tom Cotton, the Senator Behind the Republicans’ Letter to Iran

Meet Tom Cotton, the Senator Behind the Republicans’ Letter to Iran Meet Tom Cotton, the Senator Behind the Republicans’ Letter to Iran

This isn’t the first outlandish stunt Cotton has pulled.

Mar 10, 2015 / Blog / Ali Gharib

Is Venezuela Really an ‘Extraordinary Threat’ to the United States?

Is Venezuela Really an ‘Extraordinary Threat’ to the United States? Is Venezuela Really an ‘Extraordinary Threat’ to the United States?

By declaring Venezuela a national security threat, Obama has actually strengthened president Maduro.

Mar 10, 2015 / Blog / Greg Grandin

Is the White House Trying to Silence Bob Menendez? (No.)

Is the White House Trying to Silence Bob Menendez? (No.) Is the White House Trying to Silence Bob Menendez? (No.)

The most anti-Iran Democrat in Congress will be charged with corruption, and the neocons are buzzing with conspiracy theories.

Mar 9, 2015 / Blog / Ali Gharib

Behind Every Bad War of the Past Century Stands a Bad ‘Policy Intellectual’

Behind Every Bad War of the Past Century Stands a Bad ‘Policy Intellectual’ Behind Every Bad War of the Past Century Stands a Bad ‘Policy Intellectual’

These well-dressed Washington think-tankers love nothing more than an invasion.

Mar 9, 2015 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Libya’s Humanitarian Catastrophe

Libya’s Humanitarian Catastrophe Libya’s Humanitarian Catastrophe

With growing food, fuel and power shortages, civilians struggle to survive in a country torn apart by warring militias.

Mar 5, 2015 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

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