Foreign Policy

The Bad News About Burma

The Bad News About Burma The Bad News About Burma

During his second visit, Obama must confront troubling reports of backsliding reforms, attacks on civilians and evidence of war crimes.

Nov 13, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Daniel P. Sullivan and Foreign Policy In Focus

Former Gitmo Detainee: ‘It Is Time to Prosecute Those Responsible for My Torture’

Former Gitmo Detainee: ‘It Is Time to Prosecute Those Responsible for My Torture’ Former Gitmo Detainee: ‘It Is Time to Prosecute Those Responsible for My Torture’

As the UN Committee Against Torture meets in Geneva, Murat Kurnaz urges justice for those detained and tortured at Guantánamo.

Nov 12, 2014 / Murat Kurnaz

Soldier with American Flag

The American Empire on the Psychiatrist’s Couch The American Empire on the Psychiatrist’s Couch

Exploring the roots of imperial depression.

Nov 11, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now?

Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now? Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now?

With a US-trained military officer now running Burkina Faso, will Washington press for a democratic transition or legitimize a military coup?

Nov 7, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus

Secession Fever Grows in Catalonia

Secession Fever Grows in Catalonia Secession Fever Grows in Catalonia

Barcelona and Madrid, which once made common cause against Franco, have ceased to understand each other.

Nov 7, 2014 / Monika Zgustova

Is the Justice Department Shielding an Anti-Iran Smear Campaign?

Is the Justice Department Shielding an Anti-Iran Smear Campaign? Is the Justice Department Shielding an Anti-Iran Smear Campaign?

An anti-Iran group is accused in court of peddling false information anew while enjoying protection from the Obama Justice Department.

Nov 4, 2014 / Blog / Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton

Fatal Encounter: A Transgender Woman Meets the US Marine Corps

Fatal Encounter: A Transgender Woman Meets the US Marine Corps Fatal Encounter: A Transgender Woman Meets the US Marine Corps

The murder of a transgender woman in the Philippines reveals the homophobia in the Marine Corps and the dangers of US military presence in the region.

Oct 29, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus

76 Years Ago: Fairy Tales of the Economic Family, Recovering From Munich, a Letter From an Arab Communist

76 Years Ago: Fairy Tales of the Economic Family, Recovering From Munich, a Letter From an Arab Communist 76 Years Ago: Fairy Tales of the Economic Family, Recovering From Munich, a Letter From an Arab Communist

Snippets from The Nation of October 29, 1938.

Oct 27, 2014 / Back Issues / Back Issues and Richard Kreitner

It’s Time to Rethink American Exceptionalism

It’s Time to Rethink American Exceptionalism It’s Time to Rethink American Exceptionalism

To believe that our nation has always been exceptional requires a suppression of ordinary skepticism and a belief that calls for extraordinary arrogance.

Oct 24, 2014 / David Bromwich

The Anti-Socialist Origins of Big Data

The Anti-Socialist Origins of Big Data The Anti-Socialist Origins of Big Data

The genesis for the data-driven society of today can be traced to socialist Chile in the 1970s.

Oct 23, 2014 / Blog / Greg Grandin

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