Katrina vanden Heuvel: Focus the Secretary of State Debate on Policy, Not Politics Katrina vanden Heuvel: Focus the Secretary of State Debate on Policy, Not Politics
Partisan predictions for the presiden’s nominee have drowned out the real conversation on Obama’s foreign policy priorities.
Dec 18, 2012 / Press Room
Questions for John Kerry, President Obama’s New Pick for Secretary of State Questions for John Kerry, President Obama’s New Pick for Secretary of State
The nomination of a secretary of state gives the Senate the opportunity to probe the administration’s foreign policy priorities.
Dec 18, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is Congress’s Magnitsky Bill a New Blacklist? Is Congress’s Magnitsky Bill a New Blacklist?
The anti-Russia bill violates the rule of law, contradicts American values and undermines US national security.
Dec 14, 2012 / Edward Lozansky, Vladimir Sobell, and Stephen F. Cohen
On the Front Lines of a New Pacific War On the Front Lines of a New Pacific War
The US military’s aggressive Asia-Pacific strategy is escalating tensions with China and prompting local resistance throughout the region.
Dec 14, 2012 / Koohan Paik and Jerry Mander
‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Raises Dark Memories ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Raises Dark Memories
What's really bothering us is not whether torture works but that Americans are torturers.
Dec 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Dean
Crisis in Syria: Obama vs. the Neocons Crisis in Syria: Obama vs. the Neocons
Republican war hawks are pressing for military engagement in Syria. Here’s hoping the president ignores them.
Dec 13, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Calling Syrian Terrorists ‘Terrorists’ Calling Syrian Terrorists ‘Terrorists’
CNN’s Arwa Damon has been so deeply enmeshed with rebel fighters, she has lost all traces of objective reporting.
Dec 11, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Power Play The Muslim Brotherhood’s Power Play
Anything that Obama does will make it worse.
Dec 10, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Homeland’s Anti-Drone Message Hits Obama at Home Homeland’s Anti-Drone Message Hits Obama at Home
One of Obama’s favorite TV shows warns him directly against the terror of drones.
Dec 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Leslie Savan
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt Is on a Precipice Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt Is on a Precipice
Morsi's latest power play has sparked the largest uprisings in Egypt since Mubarak was ousted.
Dec 6, 2012 / The Nation