Foreign Policy

A Day With Malalai Joya A Day With Malalai Joya

A revolutionary young Afghan woman against the Taliban, the warlords and NATO.

Apr 14, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Kucinich’s Lonely Fight Against Obama’s Libya War Kucinich’s Lonely Fight Against Obama’s Libya War

The Ohio congressman warns the president that he's prolonging a civil war.

Apr 12, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Jeremy Scahill: Yemen’s Tribes will Shape the Country’s Future Jeremy Scahill: Yemen’s Tribes will Shape the Country’s Future

Why has the US shifted the official policy toward Yemen's strongman president, Ali Abdullah Saleh?

Apr 5, 2011 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show

Jeremy Scahill: The Obama Doctrine Is No Different Than Bush’s Jeremy Scahill: The Obama Doctrine Is No Different Than Bush’s

The US doesn't want Yemen's autocratic president to lose his grip on power: he's one of the administration's main allies in the war on terror.

Apr 1, 2011 / Video / MSNBC

Why is the Federal Reserve Propping Up the Bank of Libya? Why is the Federal Reserve Propping Up the Bank of Libya?

“It is incomprehensible to me that while creditworthy small businesses in Vermont and throughout the country could not receive affordable loans, the Federal Reserve was provi...

Apr 1, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Jeremy Scahill: Keep US Troops Out of Libya Jeremy Scahill: Keep US Troops Out of Libya

Should the US arm Libya's rebels? For The Nation's Jeremy Scahill, the answer is an emphatic no.

Mar 31, 2011 / Video / The Ed Schultz Show

Jimmy Carter: Lift Trade Embargo Against Cuba Jimmy Carter: Lift Trade Embargo Against Cuba

The former US president calls for open travel for US citizens and freedom for Alan Gross and the Cuban Five.

Mar 30, 2011 / Editorial / Peter Kornbluh

Samantha Power Goes to War Samantha Power Goes to War

With the Arab world's pro-democracy uprisings comes a resurgence for the "humanitarian hawks."

Mar 30, 2011 / Tom Hayden

Are There No Standards for Punditry? Are There No Standards for Punditry?

Thanks to cable news, discredited experts and government officials are regularly reborn as trusted authorities.

Mar 29, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The ‘Obama Doctrine,’ Libya and Iran The ‘Obama Doctrine,’ Libya and Iran

Does Obama’s attack on Libya set a precedent for Iran? Ominously, yes.

Mar 29, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

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