Foreign Policy

Why the 2016 Election Won’t Change Washington’s Warmongering

Why the 2016 Election Won’t Change Washington’s Warmongering Why the 2016 Election Won’t Change Washington’s Warmongering

No matter who wins the presidency, we can count on the re-election of two words: “more war.”

Jan 22, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

The Best Foreign Policy News From SOTU? No Iran Sanctions

The Best Foreign Policy News From SOTU? No Iran Sanctions The Best Foreign Policy News From SOTU? No Iran Sanctions

President Obama’s speech was a mixed bag for progressives on foreign policy.

Jan 21, 2015 / Blog / Ali Gharib

US Special Forces in Sudan

US Special Operations Forces Are in More Countries Than You Can Imagine US Special Operations Forces Are in More Countries Than You Can Imagine

What do you know about the special forces carrying out a secret war in more than half the nations on the planet?

Jan 20, 2015 / Nick Turse

What ‘The Interview’ Gets Right—and Wrong—About US Policy Toward North Korea

What ‘The Interview’ Gets Right—and Wrong—About US Policy Toward North Korea What ‘The Interview’ Gets Right—and Wrong—About US Policy Toward North Korea

The film perpetuates America’s myth of itself as the guardian of global peace. But in reality, it’s the United States that has too hastily escalated sanctions.

Jan 16, 2015 / Suki Kim

It’s 1983 All Over Again in Ukraine

It’s 1983 All Over Again in Ukraine It’s 1983 All Over Again in Ukraine

The Nation's Stephen Cohen tells John Batchelor why the latest violence in Ukraine reminds him of the early eighties.

Jan 15, 2015 / Nation in the News / Stephen F. Cohen

Haiti: There’s Nothing Wrong With American Imperialism That Can’t Be Solved With What Is Right About American Imperialism

Haiti: There’s Nothing Wrong With American Imperialism That Can’t Be Solved With What Is Right About American Imperialism Haiti: There’s Nothing Wrong With American Imperialism That Can’t Be Solved With What Is Right About American Imperialism

Five years after its earthquake, and more than ten years after its coup, the UN needs to be out and Haiti needs to be free.

Jan 15, 2015 / Blog / Greg Grandin

GOP Mega-Donor Sheldon Adelson Funds Mysterious Anti-Iran Pressure Group

GOP Mega-Donor Sheldon Adelson Funds Mysterious Anti-Iran Pressure Group GOP Mega-Donor Sheldon Adelson Funds Mysterious Anti-Iran Pressure Group

United Against Nuclear Iran collected nearly one-third of its 2013 revenue from the Las Vegas–based casino magnate.

Jan 14, 2015 / Eli Clifton

We’re Already Losing the Lessons of the Paris Unity March

We’re Already Losing the Lessons of the Paris Unity March We’re Already Losing the Lessons of the Paris Unity March

Katrina vanden Heuvel visits The Ed Show to discuss cybersecurity following the attacks in Paris.

Jan 13, 2015 / Nation in the News / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Hilary Weaver

Letter to a Young Army Ranger

Letter to a Young Army Ranger Letter to a Young Army Ranger

Here’s why the “War on Terror” is not your battle.

Jan 13, 2015 / Rory Fanning

January 12, 1991: Congress Votes to Send Troops to Expel Iraq From Kuwait

January 12, 1991: Congress Votes to Send Troops to Expel Iraq From Kuwait January 12, 1991: Congress Votes to Send Troops to Expel Iraq From Kuwait

The United States had backed Saddam Hussein in Iraq’s long war with Iran, but by the time the war ended in 1988 Iraq was deeply in debt—not least to neighboring Kuwait....

Jan 12, 2015 / From the Archive / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

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