When Putin Talks, It Is Worth Listening When Putin Talks, It Is Worth Listening
On foreign-policy questions, many Russians stand shoulder-to-shoulder with their leader.
Dec 20, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
There’s One Way That Donald Trump Is No Different From Obama There’s One Way That Donald Trump Is No Different From Obama
New president, same old American wars.
Dec 19, 2017 / Danny Sjursen
Donald Trump’s First Year Set a Record for Use of Special Operations Forces Donald Trump’s First Year Set a Record for Use of Special Operations Forces
Elite commandos deployed to 149 countries in 2017.
Dec 14, 2017 / Nick Turse
Media Malpractice Is Criminalizing Better Relations With Russia Media Malpractice Is Criminalizing Better Relations With Russia
The pillorying of General Flynn and hounding of Secretary of State Tillerson equate détente with “collusion with the Kremlin.”
Dec 13, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Death of a Dictator Leaves Yemen a Worse Mess The Death of a Dictator Leaves Yemen a Worse Mess
Ali Abdullah Saleh’s life is emblematic of the way the bright hopes of Arab nationalism have disintegrated into sectarianism.
Dec 11, 2017 / Juan Cole
US Tax Dollars Must Not Be Used to Detain Palestinian Children US Tax Dollars Must Not Be Used to Detain Palestinian Children
It’s time to stand up for the human rights of Palestinian children who are mistreated and abused in the Israeli-military detention system.
Dec 11, 2017 / Betty McCollum
Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance
A new film reminds us of the power of united, nonviolent action.
Dec 8, 2017 / Sarah Aziza
After Jerusalem, the US Can No Longer Pretend to Be an Honest Broker of Peace After Jerusalem, the US Can No Longer Pretend to Be an Honest Broker of Peace
But that might not be a bad thing.
Dec 8, 2017 / Rashid Khalidi
Trump’s Jerusalem Gambit Will Speed the Colonization of Palestinian Lands Trump’s Jerusalem Gambit Will Speed the Colonization of Palestinian Lands
But Palestinians will continue to seek ways to secure their rights to freedom and equality.
Dec 7, 2017 / Nadia Hijab and Zena Agha
In Syria, ‘Reconciliation’ Is Bleak In Syria, ‘Reconciliation’ Is Bleak
The people of Moadamiya and Daraya were once a legend of the resistance, but today we feel like we’ve been forgotten by the world.
Dec 7, 2017 / Humam Moadamani