A Foreign Policy for the Common Citizen A Foreign Policy for the Common Citizen
A quarter-century after the end of the Vietnam War, and eleven years after the collapse of the Berlin wall, it has become commonplace to say that we Americans have no consensus o...
The American Ascendancy The American Ascendancy
The turn of the millennium provided yet another occasion to celebrate a triumphant American Century.
Apr 20, 2000 / Feature / Bruce Cumings
A Green Foreign Policy A Green Foreign Policy
The power of the market, and of the giant corporations that dominate it, is the overriding political fact of our time.
Apr 20, 2000 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
Ulster Says Maybe Ulster Says Maybe
Ireland's struggle to extricate itself from the British Empire contributed early and disproportionately to the political vocabulary of the twentieth century: colonial domination ...
Dec 2, 1999 / Editorial / The Editors
US Complicity in Timor US Complicity in Timor
While the Indonesian military's thugs continue their rampage in East Timor, most foreign reporters have fled the country.
Sep 9, 1999 / Editorial / Allan Nairn
Holbrooke’s Time to Lead Holbrooke’s Time to Lead
In assuming his position at the United Nations, ambassador Richard Holbrooke brings his personal access to power, a sharp intelligence and a capacity, unusual in government, to t...
Sep 2, 1999 / Editorial / The Editors
Colombia’s Best Hope Colombia’s Best Hope
Research support provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.
Aug 19, 1999 / Editorial / Ana Carrigan
Preventive Diplomacy Preventive Diplomacy
The US/NATO war in Kosovo marks a dramatic shift in the contours of global politics and domestic foreign policy discussions that is likely to have ramifications for years to come...
Apr 21, 1999 / Feature / William D. Hartung
Sanctions as Siege Warfare Sanctions as Siege Warfare
The continuing American bombing of Iraq has drawn attention away from the international debate over economic sanctions against Baghdad and their toll on the Iraqi people.
Mar 4, 1999 / Feature / Joy Gordon
The Gift of Time The Gift of Time
The case for abolition of nuclear weapons.
Feb 2, 1998 / From the Archive / Jonathan Schell