Foreign Policy

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in

Moon and Kim Try to Keep the Korea Peace Train on Course Moon and Kim Try to Keep the Korea Peace Train on Course

But growing splits between Washington and the two Koreas threaten progress.

Sep 11, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

17 Years after September 11, Will We Learn to Love Our Enemies?

17 Years after September 11, Will We Learn to Love Our Enemies? 17 Years after September 11, Will We Learn to Love Our Enemies?

The unrelenting mentality of entrenched conflict against a permanent enemy has infected American domestic life, creating a bitter political and cultural divide.

Sep 11, 2018 / Steven Paulikas

A man rides his bike past damaged buildings in the old town of Homs, Syria, on August 15, 2018.

The Syrian War Is Still Raging, but the Battle Over Reconstruction Has Already Begun The Syrian War Is Still Raging, but the Battle Over Reconstruction Has Already Begun

Russia is pushing for Western funding—with little success.

Sep 5, 2018 / Richard Salame

Rohingya Children Camp

The UN Calls It Genocide—Why Won’t the US? The UN Calls It Genocide—Why Won’t the US?

A new report condemns Myanmar’s military for its slaughter of the Rohingya.

Aug 30, 2018 / David Palumbo-Liu

Bobi Wine

Can Bobi Wine Unite Uganda and Bring Down a Dictator? Can Bobi Wine Unite Uganda and Bring Down a Dictator?

The Ugandan regime has good reason to fear the 36-year-old musician and parliamentarian.

Aug 30, 2018 / Helen C. Epstein

Putin Index Finger

‘Vital’ US Moles in the Kremlin Go Missing! ‘Vital’ US Moles in the Kremlin Go Missing!

According to New York Times intel leakers, “informants close to” Putin have “gone silent.” What can it all mean?

Aug 29, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Angela Merkel stares down Trump G-7

The Transatlantic Alliance Will Survive Trump The Transatlantic Alliance Will Survive Trump

The forecasts of its demise are premature. Why? Because there’s a shared interest in global domination.

Aug 27, 2018 / Mark Weisbrot

Donald Trump withdraws from TPP

Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever

The president who coined “the art of the deal” has drastically reduced his country’s value globally.

Aug 23, 2018 / Dilip Hiro

John Brennan

What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals

Valorizing an ex-CIA director and bashing Trump obscures what is truly ominous.

Aug 22, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Boy watches airstrike Yemen

Demand an End to US Support for the War in Yemen Demand an End to US Support for the War in Yemen

You can also spread the word about a historic nationwide prison strike and attend a protest to demand the Senate reject Brett Kavanaugh.

Aug 21, 2018 / NationAction

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