Foreign Policy

The Coronavirus Exposes the Foolishness of the US Sanctions Policy

The Coronavirus Exposes the Foolishness of the US Sanctions Policy The Coronavirus Exposes the Foolishness of the US Sanctions Policy

For Iran, in particular, sanctions have not merely hobbled the country’s response to the virus but also helped fuel its spread.

Mar 23, 2020 / Annelle Sheline

Cuba’s Welcome to a Covid-19-Stricken Cruise Ship Reflects a Long Pattern of Global Humanitarian Commitment

Cuba’s Welcome to a Covid-19-Stricken Cruise Ship Reflects a Long Pattern of Global Humanitarian Commitment Cuba’s Welcome to a Covid-19-Stricken Cruise Ship Reflects a Long Pattern of Global Humanitarian Commitment

“Thank you, Cuba…. We will never ever forget that you reached out to us when absolutely nobody, and I mean nobody, else would.’’

Mar 21, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh

Military training abroad

What Are US Forces Doing Abroad? We Don’t Necessarily Know. What Are US Forces Doing Abroad? We Don’t Necessarily Know.

Murder, sexual assualt, and other crimes plague our military operations abroad, where thousands of commandos operate with little visibility.

Mar 21, 2020 / Nick Turse

The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions?

The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions? The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions?

Middle East scholar Stephen Zunes talks about Sudan’s hopeful but uncertain future in the wake of its peaceful democratic revolution.

Mar 20, 2020 / Q&A / Mitchell Plitnick

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Letters From the March 30, 2020, Issue Letters From the March 30, 2020, Issue

A deeply rooted story… The Iowa debacle… The forgotten foreign policy… They’ve crossed a line…

Mar 17, 2020 / Our Readers

Gorbachev 1989

Citizen Gorbachev Speaks Citizen Gorbachev Speaks

If war is the consequence of a policy, then get rid of the policy.

Mar 16, 2020 / Mikhail S. Gorbachev

Afghans Imagine a Future of Lasting Peace

Afghans Imagine a Future of Lasting Peace Afghans Imagine a Future of Lasting Peace

The US-Taliban peace agreement has seeded hope for Afghans living in a Kabul-based internally displaced peoples camp.

Mar 11, 2020 / Mohammed Harun Arsalai and Mohsin Khan Momand

Green Berets at a training in Nevada

Would the Draft Help End America’s Endless Wars? Would the Draft Help End America’s Endless Wars?

While most Americans love the military, they also have no experience with it.

Mar 11, 2020 / Nan Levinson

Bernie Sanders South Carolina

It’s Propaganda, All Right—Against Bernie Sanders It’s Propaganda, All Right—Against Bernie Sanders

The debate we need simply won’t take place if those challenging the failed policies of the past are met not with argument but with slurs.

Mar 10, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The US-Taliban Deal Changes Little on the Ground

The US-Taliban Deal Changes Little on the Ground The US-Taliban Deal Changes Little on the Ground

The US cannot guarantee peace in Afghanistan, but that should not determine whether the US ends its war.

Mar 6, 2020 / Adam Wunische

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