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
Why Michael Bennett Walked Away From the NFL’s Israel Delegation Why Michael Bennett Walked Away From the NFL’s Israel Delegation
Michael Bennett plans to visit Israel soon, but only if Palestinian people aren’t rendered invisible.
Feb 13, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Trump Takes a Running Whack at the Liberal Interventionists Trump Takes a Running Whack at the Liberal Interventionists
He’s erratic and he’s no progressive, but at least he’s challenging the high priests of the foreign-policy establishment.
Feb 10, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
6 Years, 8 Countries: A Refugee Couple’s Harrowing Search for Safety 6 Years, 8 Countries: A Refugee Couple’s Harrowing Search for Safety
Daniel and Kedijah’s story reveals everything wrong with the response by wealthy nations to record-high global displacement.
Feb 9, 2017 / Caitlin L. Chandler
Ukraine Revisited Ukraine Revisited
From the beginning of the crisis more than three years ago, false (or half-true) narratives have dominated US media accounts and policymaking.
Feb 8, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III
His 2009 film, Generation Zero, shows a hellishly bleak vision of our past, present, and future, driven by a magical belief in historical determinism.
Feb 8, 2017 / Blog / Micah L. Sifry