Foreign Policy

Giving New Meaning to the Day After 9/11 

Giving New Meaning to the Day After 9/11  Giving New Meaning to the Day After 9/11 

Why saying no to Syria matters (and it's not about Syria).

Sep 12, 2013 / Peter Van Buren

Peter Kornbluh: Kissinger’s Role in the Chilean Coup

Peter Kornbluh: Kissinger’s Role in the Chilean Coup Peter Kornbluh: Kissinger’s Role in the Chilean Coup

Declassified documents reveal the complicity of the Nixon administration in Allende’s ouster.

Sep 11, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Syria: Alternative to War

Syria: Alternative to War Syria: Alternative to War

A diplomatic solution is possible.

Sep 11, 2013 / Editorial / Stephen F. Cohen and Katrina vanden Heuvel

Our Other September 11

Our Other September 11 Our Other September 11

The tragedy of September 11, 1973 belongs not just to the Chileans. It belongs also to the military coup’s enablers—the taxpayers of the United States.

Sep 11, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein

The False Choice Between Military Action and Moral Complacency

The False Choice Between Military Action and Moral Complacency The False Choice Between Military Action and Moral Complacency

Obama makes his case for intervention in Syria.

Sep 11, 2013 / Blog / Chris Hayes

Obama Delays Demand for Force ‘While We Pursue This Diplomatic Path’

Obama Delays Demand for Force ‘While We Pursue This Diplomatic Path’ Obama Delays Demand for Force ‘While We Pursue This Diplomatic Path’

The president is right to embrace prospect of removing chemical weapons without military intervention.

Sep 11, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

The President Should Speak Again About the Necessity of ‘Open-Door’ Diplomacy

The President Should Speak Again About the Necessity of ‘Open-Door’ Diplomacy The President Should Speak Again About the Necessity of ‘Open-Door’ Diplomacy

The president can and should explain the necessity of negotiation in the pursuit of a “just peace.”

Sep 10, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

Failures to Sell War Make a Strong Case for Diplomacy

Failures to Sell War Make a Strong Case for Diplomacy Failures to Sell War Make a Strong Case for Diplomacy

Will President Obama’s prime-time address tonight signal a real shift in the White House’s Syria policy?

Sep 10, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Obama Remembers He’s Not George W. Bush

Obama Remembers He’s Not George W. Bush Obama Remembers He’s Not George W. Bush

Kerry's rhetorical point may give Obama an option besides ill-advised airstrikes. 

Sep 10, 2013 / Robert Scheer

On Syria: Don’t Surrender to Trust On Syria: Don’t Surrender to Trust

When it comes to Syria, why should we trust President Obama? After all, he clearly doesn’t trust us.

Sep 9, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein

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