Foreign Policy

What Does Iran’s President Rouhani Think of the Nuclear Deal?

What Does Iran’s President Rouhani Think of the Nuclear Deal? What Does Iran’s President Rouhani Think of the Nuclear Deal?

In a breakfast chat, Rouhani talks about what’s next for the deal, the Syrian crisis, and ISIS.

Sep 28, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

September 27, 1996: The Taliban Conquers Kabul

September 27, 1996: The Taliban Conquers Kabul September 27, 1996: The Taliban Conquers Kabul

“American responsibility for recent events in Afghanistan is greater than Administration officials pretend.”

Sep 27, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner

A U.S. Special Forces trainer supervises a military assault drill for a unit within the Sudan People's Liberation Army conducted in Nzara on the outskirts of Yambio

How Many Wars Is the US Really Fighting? How Many Wars Is the US Really Fighting?

Hint: the answer is way more than you think.

Sep 24, 2015 / Ask Dr. Marc / Nick Turse

Kfredrian, Idlib

Long Before the Refugee Crisis, the World’s Powers Had Failed the People of Syria Long Before the Refugee Crisis, the World’s Powers Had Failed the People of Syria

It’s time for the US and Russia to stop treating Syria like a chess game.

Sep 24, 2015 / Rula Jebreal

September 24, 1964: The Warren Commission Delivers Its Final Report to President Lyndon Johnson

September 24, 1964: The Warren Commission Delivers Its Final Report to President Lyndon Johnson September 24, 1964: The Warren Commission Delivers Its Final Report to President Lyndon Johnson

“Only those who for whatever reasons of personal or political myopia cannot bring themselves to face reality will continue to think that the tragedy was proximately the work of mor...

Sep 24, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner

Responding to ISIS and the Syrian Refugee Crisis Is Dividing Policymakers Both in Washington and Moscow

Responding to ISIS and the Syrian Refugee Crisis Is Dividing Policymakers Both in Washington and Moscow Responding to ISIS and the Syrian Refugee Crisis Is Dividing Policymakers Both in Washington and Moscow

Will the result be a spreading or curtailing of the new US-Russian Cold War?

Sep 23, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Titan II ICBM

Meet the Private Corporations Building Our Nuclear Arsenal Meet the Private Corporations Building Our Nuclear Arsenal

Privatizing our nuclear arsenal development is not only dangerous, but incredibly inefficient.

Sep 22, 2015 / Richard Krushnic and Jonathan Alan King

Nothing Is Inevitable in Politics Anymore

Nothing Is Inevitable in Politics Anymore Nothing Is Inevitable in Politics Anymore

The rise of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump reveals what is hopeful—and troubling—about this political moment.

Sep 21, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

How Two Peace Activists Wound Up on the Government’s No-Fly List

How Two Peace Activists Wound Up on the Government’s No-Fly List How Two Peace Activists Wound Up on the Government’s No-Fly List

When it comes to national security, the government has given up pretending that it has to obey the law.

Sep 21, 2015 / Rebecca Gordon

September 18, 1961: UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld Dies in a Plane Crash

September 18, 1961: UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld Dies in a Plane Crash September 18, 1961: UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld Dies in a Plane Crash

“There are those in the U.N. who think that the late Secretary General—exceptional man though he was—tried to carry the world ahead on his shoulders too fast, and too single-handed...

Sep 18, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner

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