Foreign Policy

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Donald Trump and Nikki Haley Take Aim at the UN Human Rights Council Donald Trump and Nikki Haley Take Aim at the UN Human Rights Council

Haley has been voicing skepticism about the council’s value since her Senate confirmation hearing almost a year ago.

Jan 8, 2018 / Barbara Crossette

Tehran University protest

These Are the Real Causes of the Iran Protests These Are the Real Causes of the Iran Protests

Trump’s threats to kill the nuclear deal have inhibited investment, leading to continued economic distress—but it was the Iranian government’s leaked budget that enraged the public...

Jan 4, 2018 / Trita Parsi

US soldier sheep Afghanistan

A New Map Shows the Alarming Spread of the US War on Terror A New Map Shows the Alarming Spread of the US War on Terror

American counterterrorism forces are in far, far more countries than you realize.

Jan 4, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

Iranian demonstrators

Trump and the Neocons Are Wrong Again on Iran Trump and the Neocons Are Wrong Again on Iran

The Trump administration’s reaction to the anti-government protests has been marked by the usual hypocrisies.

Jan 4, 2018 / James Carden

Ukrainian Armored Vehicle

Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan

The history of the Ukrainian crisis, which has made everything it affected worse, is distorted by political myths and American media malpractice.

Jan 3, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Marc Raskin

Marcus Raskin, a True Citizen, Will Be Missed Marcus Raskin, a True Citizen, Will Be Missed

Raskin rejected the trappings of high office to create a space that might speak truth to that power. 

Jan 2, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Marcus Raskin

Marcus Raskin: Farewell to a Prodigiously Beating Heart Marcus Raskin: Farewell to a Prodigiously Beating Heart

Above all, he gave us hope.

Dec 29, 2017 / Norman Birnbaum

Marcus Raskin

Marcus Raskin’s Resurgent and Expansive Citizenship Marcus Raskin’s Resurgent and Expansive Citizenship

The former Kennedy aide, whose radical democratic faith defined progressive activism and ideas across six decades, has died at 83.

Dec 27, 2017 / John Nichols

Tourists in Havana taxi

How Trump Is Sabotaging Cuba’s New Private Sector How Trump Is Sabotaging Cuba’s New Private Sector

His policy is hurting Cuban entrepreneurs—the very private-sector small businesses that US officials claim to support.

Dec 21, 2017 / Benito Albisa Novo

Nikki Haley Iran

The Trump Administration Is Putting the US on a Path to War With Iran The Trump Administration Is Putting the US on a Path to War With Iran

A recent speech by Nikki Haley eerily recalls Colin Powell’s 2003 UN speech in which he falsely accused Iraq of having a WMD program.

Dec 21, 2017 / James Carden

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