Foreign Policy

Why Do These Cops Look Like Navy Seals?

Why Do These Cops Look Like Navy Seals? Why Do These Cops Look Like Navy Seals?

How the excessive militarization of the police has turned cops into counterinsurgents.

Aug 14, 2014 / Matthew Harwood

The New Cold War and the Necessity of Patriotic Heresy

The New Cold War and the Necessity of Patriotic Heresy The New Cold War and the Necessity of Patriotic Heresy

US fallacies may be leading to war with Russia.

Aug 12, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen

The GOP’s Utterly Reckless ‘Russian Aggression Act’ Will Only Worsen the Ukrainian Crisis

The GOP’s Utterly Reckless ‘Russian Aggression Act’ Will Only Worsen the Ukrainian Crisis The GOP’s Utterly Reckless ‘Russian Aggression Act’ Will Only Worsen the Ukrainian Crisis

The bill reads like a wish list for NATO and Kiev.

Aug 12, 2014 / James Carden

America’s Losing Strategy in Ukraine

America’s Losing Strategy in Ukraine America’s Losing Strategy in Ukraine

The Western consensus of an imperialist Russia is flawed.

Aug 8, 2014 / Philippe Lemoine

Why Are 50,000 South Sudanese Children on the Brink of Death?

Why Are 50,000 South Sudanese Children on the Brink of Death? Why Are 50,000 South Sudanese Children on the Brink of Death?

A man-made famine in South Sudan is brutal evidence of the limits of American nation-building in Africa.

Aug 7, 2014 / Nick Turse

How the US and Russian Media Are Covering the Ukrainian Crisis

How the US and Russian Media Are Covering the Ukrainian Crisis How the US and Russian Media Are Covering the Ukrainian Crisis

What’s missing from the coverage and why it matters.

Aug 6, 2014 / Gilbert Doctorow

Circular Debate: Special Israel/Palestine Edition

Circular Debate: Special Israel/Palestine Edition Circular Debate: Special Israel/Palestine Edition

Debates about Israel’s war in Gaza tend to follow a predictable pattern.

Aug 5, 2014 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

Does Donetsk Have a Future in the New Ukraine?

Does Donetsk Have a Future in the New Ukraine? Does Donetsk Have a Future in the New Ukraine?

Can a region betrayed once by the USSR and again by Ukraine find stability in autonomy?

Aug 1, 2014 / Lewis Siegelbaum

The New Cold War Is Obama’s Rendezvous With Destiny

The New Cold War Is Obama’s Rendezvous With Destiny The New Cold War Is Obama’s Rendezvous With Destiny

The New Cold War has arrived, and the Washington hawks are unprepared. 

Jul 30, 2014 / Nation in the News / Stephen F. Cohen

Why It Matters That Norman Finkelstein Just Got Arrested Outside the Israeli Consulate

Why It Matters That Norman Finkelstein Just Got Arrested Outside the Israeli Consulate Why It Matters That Norman Finkelstein Just Got Arrested Outside the Israeli Consulate

Passionate American opposition to Israeli policy has rarely been more important.

Jul 29, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg

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