Foreign Policy

El Mozote, El Salvador

Time for a US Apology to El Salvador Time for a US Apology to El Salvador

Obama recently expressed regret for US support of Argentina’s “dirty war.” It’s time Washington did the same regarding our active backing of right-wing butchery in El Salvador.

Apr 15, 2016 / Editorial / Raymond Bonner

All the Euphemisms We Use for ‘War’

All the Euphemisms We Use for ‘War’ All the Euphemisms We Use for ‘War’

How words have shaped the United States government’s ongoing cycle of violence.

Apr 15, 2016 / William J. Astore

Ukraine flag

President Poroshenko’s Problems and the Crisis of the US ‘Ukrainian Project’ President Poroshenko’s Problems and the Crisis of the US ‘Ukrainian Project’

Poroshenko’s succession of political setbacks reflects his regime’s unsavory history.

Apr 13, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Woman fleeing home in Gaza

Did Bernie Sanders Commit ‘Blood Libel’ Against Israel? Did Bernie Sanders Commit ‘Blood Libel’ Against Israel?

That’s what some of the country’s defenders are saying. But his claim that Israel used indiscriminate force in Gaza is accurate.

Apr 12, 2016 / Norman G. Finkelstein

Soldiers mourning

As a Former Marine, America’s War-Making Haunts Me—It Should Haunt Our Politicians Too As a Former Marine, America’s War-Making Haunts Me—It Should Haunt Our Politicians Too

I am a veteran of the Afghanistan war, and I refuse to stop bearing responsibility for my past.

Apr 12, 2016 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Pentagon

Only the Pentagon Could Spend $640 on a Toilet Seat Only the Pentagon Could Spend $640 on a Toilet Seat

What your tax dollars go towards at America’s defense headquarters.

Apr 11, 2016 / William D. Hartung

Start Making Sense: Bernie Has Momentum on His Side

Start Making Sense: Bernie Has Momentum on His Side Start Making Sense: Bernie Has Momentum on His Side

Plus David Cole on the Supreme Court and Gary Younge on Obama’s legacy.

Apr 7, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and US Secretary of State John Kerry

US ‘Information War’ and the Embryonic Kerry–Lavrov Détente US ‘Information War’ and the Embryonic Kerry–Lavrov Détente

Is the recent tsunami of anti-Putin news reports meant to undermine US–Russian negotiations on Syria and Ukraine?

Apr 6, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Is Normalization With Cuba Irreversible?

Is Normalization With Cuba Irreversible? Is Normalization With Cuba Irreversible?

That was one of Obama’s goals in his recent trip—and he made huge progress, charming the Cuban public and establishing a rapport with Raúl Castro.

Apr 6, 2016 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh

Ukraine Crisis

Don’t Expect the Next Meeting of the Minsk Contact Group to Solve Anything in Ukraine Don’t Expect the Next Meeting of the Minsk Contact Group to Solve Anything in Ukraine

The conditions on the ground all indicate that the war is likely to grind on and on and on.

Apr 5, 2016 / James Carden

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