What I Discovered From Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters What I Discovered From Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters
They’re drawn to the movement for reasons that have little to do with belief in extremist Islam.
Oct 21, 2015 / Lydia Wilson
Is the US Abetting World Order or Disorder? Is the US Abetting World Order or Disorder?
How the “sulking superpower” is resisting peaceful outcomes from Syria to Ukraine.
Oct 21, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
These Irish Antiwar Protesters Are Sick of Having the US Military in Their Country These Irish Antiwar Protesters Are Sick of Having the US Military in Their Country
The influx of Syrian refugees into Europe has reinvigorated Ireland’s debate on its involvement with the war on terror.
Oct 20, 2015 / Danielle Ryan
Never Mind the Civilian Casualties Never Mind the Civilian Casualties
Drones don’t!
Oct 20, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Can Diplomacy Put Out the Syrian Fire? Can Diplomacy Put Out the Syrian Fire?
It's time for international negotiations to finally begin.
Oct 19, 2015 / Jo Comerford and Mattea Kramer
Haiti’s Earthquake Was Devastating. The Cholera Epidemic Was Worse. Haiti’s Earthquake Was Devastating. The Cholera Epidemic Was Worse.
If someone had poisoned New York’s water supply and killed 9,000 people, it would have been the most litigated public health disaster of all time. But when it happened in Haiti? No...
Oct 16, 2015 / Fran Quigley
Obama Just Signed a Blank Check for Endless War in Afghanistan Obama Just Signed a Blank Check for Endless War in Afghanistan
And one congresswoman is not having it.
Oct 15, 2015 / John Nichols
Fog of Intelligence: How the Most Expensive National Security Operation in the World Was ‘Caught Off Guard’ in Kunduz Fog of Intelligence: How the Most Expensive National Security Operation in the World Was ‘Caught Off Guard’ in Kunduz
Despite 17 agencies and 500,000 private contractors, the US intelligence community was oblivious to the Taliban’s advances in northern Afghanistan.
Oct 15, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
High Noon Over Syria High Noon Over Syria
Are the US and Russia gearing up for another proxy war?
Oct 15, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Republicans Mentioned Israel 23 Times During Their Last Two Debates. Democrats Only Mentioned It Once. Republicans Mentioned Israel 23 Times During Their Last Two Debates. Democrats Only Mentioned It Once.
Support for Israel was once bipartisan. But it’s become a political touchstone for conservatives.
Oct 14, 2015 / Joshua Holland