Foreign Policy

The National-Security Exposé So Secret Even Edward Snowden Didn’t Know About It

The National-Security Exposé So Secret Even Edward Snowden Didn’t Know About It The National-Security Exposé So Secret Even Edward Snowden Didn’t Know About It

A former senior Pentagon official shows how broken our whistleblower system really is.

Jun 1, 2016 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

After 15 Years of ‘Milestones,’ War in the Middle East Still Has No End in Sight

After 15 Years of ‘Milestones,’ War in the Middle East Still Has No End in Sight After 15 Years of ‘Milestones,’ War in the Middle East Still Has No End in Sight

The Pentagon’s recent “successes” don’t bring the United States any closer to ending its military entanglements.

May 31, 2016 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Brazil Impeachment Protest

Still Selling Neoliberal Unicorns: The US Applauds the Coup in Brazil, Calls It Democracy Still Selling Neoliberal Unicorns: The US Applauds the Coup in Brazil, Calls It Democracy

Washington now has compliant compradores in power in Argentina and Brazil—and perhaps soon in Venezuela.

May 27, 2016 / Editorial / Greg Grandin

Stop Torture

The Era of Rogue Justice After 9/11 The Era of Rogue Justice After 9/11

We came perilously close to losing our Bill of Rights protections—and the struggle to restore them is not over.

May 25, 2016 / Feature / Karen J. Greenberg

US Troops Afghanistan

Beyond Cold War to Mobilization for War Against Russia? Beyond Cold War to Mobilization for War Against Russia?

The large-scale US-NATO amassing of military force on Russia’s Western borders, NATO’s “Eastern Front,” is unprecedented and creates the impression of preparation for actual war.

May 25, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Donald Trump.

The Media Must Decide Whether to Follow Donald Trump Down the Sewer The Media Must Decide Whether to Follow Donald Trump Down the Sewer

Journalists act as though they have no control over the campaign of personal destruction Trump plans against Clinton. They’re wrong.

May 24, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Trump AIPAC

When Donald Trump Says His Foreign Policy Is ‘America First’—What Exactly Does He Mean? When Donald Trump Says His Foreign Policy Is ‘America First’—What Exactly Does He Mean?

Four experts consider how exactly Trump might go about making America great again.

May 24, 2016 / That’s Debatable / Sherle R. Schwenninger, Heather Hurlburt, Stephen Kinzer, and Juan Cole

Donald Trump Gives the Peace Sign

The Real Reason Neocons Are So Upset About Donald Trump The Real Reason Neocons Are So Upset About Donald Trump

The armchair warriors seem to be realizing that they could be frozen out of the corridors of power for the next four years.

May 23, 2016 / James Carden

Donald Trump Meets Henry Kissinger

When Donald Met Henry When Donald Met Henry

In the 2016 election, it turns out, all roads lead to Kissinger.

May 19, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin

Slouching Toward War With Russia Slouching Toward War With Russia

The highly provocative and unnecessary ongoing US-NATO buildup in the Baltic states and Eastern Europe is bringing Washington closer to war with Moscow than at any time since the 1...

May 18, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

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