Threat of Military Confrontation Grows in Ukraine Threat of Military Confrontation Grows in Ukraine
Unless the country embraces the ideal of cultural pluralism within one nation, crises like this one will continue to erupt.
Mar 3, 2014 / Nicolai N. Petro
How a British Citizen Was Stripped of His Citizenship, Then Sent to a Manhattan Prison How a British Citizen Was Stripped of His Citizenship, Then Sent to a Manhattan Prison
Britain’s citizenship deprivation processes may help obscure the Obama administration’s willingness to kill and kidnap Britons.
Feb 28, 2014 / Aviva Stahl
Burkina Faso’s “West African Spring” Burkina Faso’s “West African Spring”
Large pro-democracy demonstrations have largely escaped the Western media’s radar.
Feb 28, 2014 / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Ukraine Doesn’t Need the US or NATO to Build a Democracy Ukraine Doesn’t Need the US or NATO to Build a Democracy
Ukrainians can resolve their problems without generating a US-Russian, Cold War–like crisis.
Feb 27, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Colorado’s Federal Supermax Prison Is Force-Feeding Inmates on Hunger Strike Colorado’s Federal Supermax Prison Is Force-Feeding Inmates on Hunger Strike
Solitary Watch reports that eight to nine prisoners are taking part in the strike, held at the federal government’s highest-security prison.
Feb 27, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
American Missionary Kenneth Bae Languishes in a Pyongyang Prison American Missionary Kenneth Bae Languishes in a Pyongyang Prison
Resolving this injustice could open doors for diplomacy between the US and North Korea.
Feb 25, 2014 / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson and Grace Ji-Sun Kim
Hagel Wants to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget—but Will His Cuts Be Enough? Hagel Wants to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget—but Will His Cuts Be Enough?
The cuts ought to be seen as only a down payment on the level of defense spending reductions that are really needed.
Feb 25, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Stephen Cohen: Western Recklessness Could Spark ‘a New Cold War Divide’ in Ukraine Stephen Cohen: Western Recklessness Could Spark ‘a New Cold War Divide’ in Ukraine
The Nation’s Stephen Cohen warns that America’s rush to pick sides in Ukraine will likely lead to a new ‘Cold War divide.’
Feb 24, 2014 / Press Room
The US and Russia Must Work Together on Ukraine The US and Russia Must Work Together on Ukraine
It’s no time for a White House victory dance.
Feb 24, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Pro-Israel Freakout The Pro-Israel Freakout
Censorship at Jewish museums and a crude new anti–J Street documentary suggest a pro-Israel establishment in a panic.
Feb 21, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg