Foreign Policy

Nikki Haley departure meeting with Trump

Nikki Haley Was Never the Adult in the Room Nikki Haley Was Never the Adult in the Room

This political opportunist made herself an ally, an apologist, and an acolyte of a man she once recognized as “irresponsible.”

Oct 9, 2018 / John Nichols

US Soldiers in Afghanistan

It Is Time to End the Forever War in Afghanistan It Is Time to End the Forever War in Afghanistan

This week marks 17 years since the war began.

Oct 5, 2018 / James Carden

Red Square in Moscow

More Cold War Extremism and Crises More Cold War Extremism and Crises

Overshadowed by the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, US-Russian relations grow ever more perilous.

Oct 3, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Protest Against Killer Robots

To Preserve Our Humanity, We Must Ban Killer Robots To Preserve Our Humanity, We Must Ban Killer Robots

Algorithms could create a perfect killing machine, stripped of the empathy and conscience that might hold a human back.

Oct 1, 2018 / Ray Acheson

Diaz-Canel UN

The Mystery Deepens on Those ‘Immaculate Concussion’ Illnesses in Cuba The Mystery Deepens on Those ‘Immaculate Concussion’ Illnesses in Cuba

One thing is certain—the downsized US embassy has made it harder for diplomats to cover new developments there.

Sep 28, 2018 / Peter Kornbluh

Donald Trump Joint Session 2017

America Was in Decline Long Before Trump Stepped Into Office America Was in Decline Long Before Trump Stepped Into Office

The president is just the figurehead.

Sep 27, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

Palestinian flag protest

For Justice, Not Apartheid, in Palestine For Justice, Not Apartheid, in Palestine

A quarter-century after Oslo, Israel is consolidating its domination—but the global resistance movement is growing.

Sep 27, 2018 / The Editors

Trump National Space Council

Trump’s Space Force Is Putting Us All in Danger Trump’s Space Force Is Putting Us All in Danger

Putting weapons in space is a phenomenal money waster and a threat to global security.

Sep 25, 2018 / William D. Hartung

London protest against militarism in Syria

Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy

A clear message is needed: Enough with endless wars and the global oligarchy.

Sep 25, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

St. Petersburg

Dialogue Is the Best Medicine: Citizens Speak Out Against Reinvigorating the Cold War Dialogue Is the Best Medicine: Citizens Speak Out Against Reinvigorating the Cold War

Russian and American students at the Track Two conference in St. Petersburg were ready to trust each other much more than they trust the politicians.

Sep 25, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

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