Nation Conversations: Graham Usher: Why Won’t Pakistan Fight the Afghan Taliban? Nation Conversations: Graham Usher: Why Won’t Pakistan Fight the Afghan Taliban?
American politicians try not to talk about it, but it's been apparent to the Pakistani security complex for some time: the Afghan Taliban cannot be militarily defeated.
Nov 10, 2011 / Audio / The Nation
Solving for X: On George F. Kennan Solving for X: On George F. Kennan
Unwrapping the enigma of the career diplomat who wrote the Long Telegram.
Oct 26, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich
WikiLeaks Honduras: US Linked to Brutal Businessman WikiLeaks Honduras: US Linked to Brutal Businessman
Miguel Facussé, a biofuels magnate entangled with the drug trade, is waging a bloody war against campesinos—with American support.
Oct 21, 2011 / Dana Frank
GOP’s Adventures in Foreign Policy Land GOP’s Adventures in Foreign Policy Land
Less than impressive were the GOP hopefuls on the world outside our borders. But, at least, less hawkish than might have been.
Oct 19, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Stephen Cohen: Will a Putin Presidency Be Good for Russia? Stephen Cohen: Will a Putin Presidency Be Good for Russia?
Why does the mainstream media assume that a Putin presidency would have a detrimental effect on both the Russian people and American diplomacy?
Oct 18, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases
Meet the secret bases that make up the backbone of a new American robotic way of war.
Oct 17, 2011 / Nick Turse
Jeremy Scahill: Al-Shabab’s Deadly Bomb Blast in Somalia Jeremy Scahill: Al-Shabab’s Deadly Bomb Blast in Somalia
Al-Shabab is the direct product of America's short-sighted and invasive foreign policy and American involvement in Somalia has benefitted the radical groups it has set out to defea...
Oct 5, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West
The proverbial bogeymen of our world—Osama, Saddam, Gaddafi, Ahmadinejad—are clearly meant to act like so many mini-black holes absorbing all our fears. But they won’t save t...
Sep 26, 2011 / Pepe Escobar
10 Reasons Why the UN Occupation of Haiti Must End 10 Reasons Why the UN Occupation of Haiti Must End
It's past time for a speedy withdrawal of all UN soldiers from Haiti.
Sep 26, 2011 / Greg Grandin and Keane Bhatt
As the UN Debates Its Bid for Statehood, Palestine Disappears As the UN Debates Its Bid for Statehood, Palestine Disappears
Israel’s expansion project in the West Bank and Jerusalem is ensuring that the “nation” that the UN might grant membership will be each day a little smaller, a li...
Sep 22, 2011 / Sandy Tolan