June 20, 1900: The Boxer Rebellion Begins in China, Targets Foreign Interference June 20, 1900: The Boxer Rebellion Begins in China, Targets Foreign Interference
"The revolt is one against modern ideas and methods, whether imposed from without or advocated from within."
Jun 20, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
New Documentary Series Calls Out the Militarization of US Society New Documentary Series Calls Out the Militarization of US Society
The theme of alternative foreign policy and national security possibilities is what animates an ambitious new project from our friends at Brave New Films.
Jun 19, 2015 / Peter Rothberg
ISIS Is Using US Military Hardware to Fight the Iraqi Army ISIS Is Using US Military Hardware to Fight the Iraqi Army
And the Pentagon wants to send even more to the country.
Jun 19, 2015 / Andrew J. Bacevich
June 19, 1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Are Executed June 19, 1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Are Executed
“Abroad this execution will be thrown in our faces for a long time to come.”
Jun 19, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
China Is Building a Massive Railway Across South America—at a Huge Human and Environmental Cost China Is Building a Massive Railway Across South America—at a Huge Human and Environmental Cost
How the “Twin Ocean Railroad” pits people against profit.
Jun 19, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Why Obama Should Restart Nuclear Talks With Russia Why Obama Should Restart Nuclear Talks With Russia
Walking away from bilateral negotiations doesn’t “punish” Russia, as Washington intended. It weakens international security.
Jun 18, 2015 / Edward Lozansky
The US Base More Secret Than Guantánamo The US Base More Secret Than Guantánamo
One US military base, decades of lies, and a crime that has never been faced or righted.
Jun 15, 2015 / David Vine
Why Is Washington Still Pushing for War With Russia? Why Is Washington Still Pushing for War With Russia?
Despite today’s vote in the House to bar US funding to a neo-Nazi Ukrainian militia, the ‘war party’ continues to rattle its sabers over Ukraine.
Jun 11, 2015 / James Carden
‘They Demolish and We Rebuild’ ‘They Demolish and We Rebuild’
A Palestinian family’s struggle to survive under threat of imminent expulsion.
Jun 11, 2015 / Jen Marlowe
One Year After the Fall of Mosul, Is Iraq Winning the War Against ISIS? One Year After the Fall of Mosul, Is Iraq Winning the War Against ISIS?
While the US and Iraqi response is in disarray, the Islamic State is containable.