Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Latest Reality Show Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Latest Reality Show
Trump showed he can play a president on TV Tuesday, but that’s it.
Mar 1, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage
Trump Doesn’t Deserve Praise for His Raid in Yemen Trump Doesn’t Deserve Praise for His Raid in Yemen
Tough questions can’t be papered over by made-for-TV moments.
Mar 1, 2017 / George Zornick
‘Oh, ISIS. They Really Don’t Like It When Women Make Problems for Them.’ ‘Oh, ISIS. They Really Don’t Like It When Women Make Problems for Them.’
Iraqi refugees talk about how they resisted the group’s reign of terror.
Feb 23, 2017 / Anna Lekas Miller
The Bibi-Donald Love-Fest Is a Threat to Palestinians—and the Entire Liberal West The Bibi-Donald Love-Fest Is a Threat to Palestinians—and the Entire Liberal West
Trump has opened the door to vast settlement expansion. But the two leaders are also natural allies in the populist right’s battle against liberalism.
Feb 23, 2017 / Noam Sheizaf
Is Détente Really Dead? Is Détente Really Dead?
Washington and Moscow observers are saying American allegations that President Trump is a Kremlin puppet have killed the new Russia policy he promised.
Feb 22, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Trump’s Middle East ‘Deal’ Leaves Out One Vital Player: Palestinians. Trump’s Middle East ‘Deal’ Leaves Out One Vital Player: Palestinians.
In plotting a decidedly lopsided “one-state solution,” Trump and Netanyahu are following an old and exclusionary script.
Feb 21, 2017 / Rashid Khalidi
This US Military Officer Explains Why America’s Middle East Wars Have Been Utter Failures This US Military Officer Explains Why America’s Middle East Wars Have Been Utter Failures
Hint: The foundational narrative is the problem.
Feb 21, 2017 / Danny Sjursen
The Syrian Kurds and Allegations of War Crimes The Syrian Kurds and Allegations of War Crimes
Critics respond to Roy Gutman’s special report on the Syrian Kurdish militia.
Feb 21, 2017 / Meredith Tax and Roy Gutman
If Trump Wants to Defeat ISIS, He’d Better Stop Alienating Muslims If Trump Wants to Defeat ISIS, He’d Better Stop Alienating Muslims
From the Salafi Muslims who beat the terrorists in Libya to the Shiite militias of Iraq, they are crucial allies in this fight.
America’s Favorite Syrian Militia Rules With an Iron Fist America’s Favorite Syrian Militia Rules With an Iron Fist
The Kurdish YPG recruits fighters at gunpoint, assassinates political opponents, and suppresses the media.
Feb 13, 2017 / Roy Gutman