The Message Behind the Senate GOP’s Letter to Iran The Message Behind the Senate GOP’s Letter to Iran
It's official: the Republican establishment in Washington has completely delegated its policy on Iran and Israel to its most hardline factions.
Mar 12, 2015 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Jim Lobe and Foreign Policy In Focus
There Is a Real Chance of War With Russia There Is a Real Chance of War With Russia
The crisis in Ukraine has reached a fork in the road.
Mar 12, 2015 / Nation in the News / Stephen F. Cohen
‘Daily News’ to GOP ‘Traitors’: Drop Dead ‘Daily News’ to GOP ‘Traitors’: Drop Dead
The Fox News Congress gets a taste of its own medicine.
Mar 11, 2015 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Meet Tom Cotton, the Senator Behind the Republicans’ Letter to Iran Meet Tom Cotton, the Senator Behind the Republicans’ Letter to Iran
This isn’t the first outlandish stunt Cotton has pulled.
Mar 10, 2015 / Blog / Ali Gharib
Is Venezuela Really an ‘Extraordinary Threat’ to the United States? Is Venezuela Really an ‘Extraordinary Threat’ to the United States?
By declaring Venezuela a national security threat, Obama has actually strengthened president Maduro.
Mar 10, 2015 / Blog / Greg Grandin
Is the White House Trying to Silence Bob Menendez? (No.) Is the White House Trying to Silence Bob Menendez? (No.)
The most anti-Iran Democrat in Congress will be charged with corruption, and the neocons are buzzing with conspiracy theories.
Mar 9, 2015 / Blog / Ali Gharib
Behind Every Bad War of the Past Century Stands a Bad ‘Policy Intellectual’ Behind Every Bad War of the Past Century Stands a Bad ‘Policy Intellectual’
These well-dressed Washington think-tankers love nothing more than an invasion.
Mar 9, 2015 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Libya’s Humanitarian Catastrophe Libya’s Humanitarian Catastrophe
With growing food, fuel and power shortages, civilians struggle to survive in a country torn apart by warring militias.
Mar 5, 2015 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
How a Grassroots Movement Could Kick the US Marines Out of Okinawa How a Grassroots Movement Could Kick the US Marines Out of Okinawa
Okinawans have voted overwhelmingly to close a key US forward base in Asia.
Mar 4, 2015 / Blog / Tim Shorrock
The True Purpose of Netanyahu’s Trip to Washington The True Purpose of Netanyahu’s Trip to Washington
Hint: it’s not to pressure the US into striking a better deal with Iran.