Foreign Policy

Susan Rice

Susan Rice Did Her Job—and Boy Are Republicans Pissed Susan Rice Did Her Job—and Boy Are Republicans Pissed

A report that originated in the alt-right sewer leads a GOP senator to slur Rice as “the Typhoid Mary of the Obama administration.”

Apr 4, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Yemeni refugees

Trump’s Generals Are Considering a Wider War in Yemen Trump’s Generals Are Considering a Wider War in Yemen

A humanitarian crisis already threatens to starve millions. Deeper US involvement in the civil war will only make it far worse.

Apr 3, 2017 / Juan Cole

Trump Putin Phone Call

Trump’s Budget (Like His Temperament) Is Exacerbating the Danger of Nuclear War Trump’s Budget (Like His Temperament) Is Exacerbating the Danger of Nuclear War

He would increase federal spending on nuclear weapons by more than $1 billion in the coming year.

Apr 3, 2017 / James Carden

Trump Embraces the Most Repressive Dictator in Modern Egyptian History

Trump Embraces the Most Repressive Dictator in Modern Egyptian History Trump Embraces the Most Repressive Dictator in Modern Egyptian History

President Sisi presents himself as a faithful ally in the war on terror, so Trump will ignore the tens of thousands he’s imprisoned.

Apr 3, 2017 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Hezbollah demonstration in Lebanon

How the Syrian Civil War Has Transformed Hezbollah How the Syrian Civil War Has Transformed Hezbollah

The Lebanese Shiite militia, which has played a central role in defending the Assad regime, is now a powerful regional player.

Mar 30, 2017 / Jesse Rosenfeld

trump battleship

Donald Trump Is Focused on the Wrong National-Security Threat Donald Trump Is Focused on the Wrong National-Security Threat

There are actual dangers to Americans in 2017—but the president’s plans address none of them.

Mar 30, 2017 / Rajan Menon

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Letters From the April 17, 2017, Issue Letters From the April 17, 2017, Issue

For the public, not profit… Russia’s a touchy subject… Book learning: Hitler and the labor movement…

Mar 30, 2017 / Our Readers

Journalists watch GOP debate

The Sovietization of the American Political-Media Establishment?   The Sovietization of the American Political-Media Establishment?  

The hunt for Trump’s “Kremlin connections” indulges in practices reminiscent of the Soviet Kremlin and its media.

Mar 29, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Civilians killed in Mosul

Under Trump, the United States May Now Be Killing More Civilians Than Russia Under Trump, the United States May Now Be Killing More Civilians Than Russia

With mass-casualty events from Raqqa to Mosul, some think the US military is scrapping rules designed to protect innocents.

Mar 29, 2017 / Peter Certo

Has Trump Opened the Door to the Mexican Left?

Has Trump Opened the Door to the Mexican Left? Has Trump Opened the Door to the Mexican Left?

Resistance to his bigotry and deportations is converging with growing opposition to NAFTA and neoliberalism.

Mar 29, 2017 / Andy Robinson

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