Foreign Policy

Donald Trump and Jared Kushner

What Did Trump and Kushner Know About Russian Money Laundering, and When Did They Know It? What Did Trump and Kushner Know About Russian Money Laundering, and When Did They Know It?

And why did the Justice Department abruptly settle a criminal case handled by the same Russian attorney who met with Trump officials last year?

Aug 3, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

US and YPG Military

ISIS’s Days in Syria Are Numbered, but Does Trump Have More Wars to Fight There? ISIS’s Days in Syria Are Numbered, but Does Trump Have More Wars to Fight There?

Both Damascus and Ankara are afraid Washington may establish a long-term military base in the Syrian Kurdish northeast.

Aug 3, 2017 / Juan Cole

Displaced Congolese families

The Forgotten Refugees The Forgotten Refugees

A new report highlights the crisis facing unprotected, internally displaced populations.

Aug 3, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Congress Russia Investigation

We Need to Stop Using Russia as a Political Football We Need to Stop Using Russia as a Political Football

From Nixon to Trump, there have always been long-term risks in exploiting foreign policy for domestic political gain.

Aug 2, 2017 / Vadim Nikitin

Georgia coal plant

Fossil Fuels Are Powering Trump’s Foreign Policy Fossil Fuels Are Powering Trump’s Foreign Policy

The president is remarkably consistent when it comes to pushing coal, oil, and gas on foreign leaders.

Jul 31, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk on the rubble of a damaged street in Raqqa, Syria on June 14, 2017.

A US-Led Coalition Is Bombing Civilians Out of Raqqa A US-Led Coalition Is Bombing Civilians Out of Raqqa

As the battle continues in Raqqa, civilians have two choices: flee or die.

Jul 27, 2017 / Laura Gottesdiener

Tank in Poland

Realism on Russia Realism on Russia

We must investigate claims of Russian interference in the election, while also de-escalating a dangerous crisis.

Jul 27, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

yemen airstrike

Why Don’t Internationalists Care About Yemen? Why Don’t Internationalists Care About Yemen?

Saudi-led airstrikes are creating hundreds of Guernicas a month in northern Yemen.

Jul 25, 2017 / Juan Cole

Mosul US Airstike

The US Military ‘Liberated’ Mosul—by Destroying It The US Military ‘Liberated’ Mosul—by Destroying It

The only pattern in the American “war on terror” is disaster.

Jul 20, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

Donald Trump Jr.

Cold-War News Not Fit to Print Cold-War News Not Fit to Print

The mainstream media’s orthodox narrative of the new Cold War and “Russiagate” deletes important aspects of current developments.

Jul 19, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

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