Middle East

Mike Pompeo

America’s Confrontation With Iran Goes Deeper Than Trump America’s Confrontation With Iran Goes Deeper Than Trump

The real goal is domination of the Middle East—and that’s been a bipartisan US strategy for decades.

Jun 20, 2019 / Trita Parsi

Joe Biden

The Democratic Differences on Foreign Policy That No One’s Talking About The Democratic Differences on Foreign Policy That No One’s Talking About

Champions of foreign-policy calamities shouldn’t get a pass at the debates.

Jun 18, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Refugees fleeing clashes in Iraq

Two Young Iraqi Activists Insist on Peace Two Young Iraqi Activists Insist on Peace

Noof Assi and Zain Mohammed have been organizing gatherings and carnivals even in the face of Trump’s warmongering.

Jun 14, 2019 / Laura Gottesdiener

Bibi and Trump

Trump and Bibi Are Evil Twinsies Trump and Bibi Are Evil Twinsies

As aspiring autocrats, Trump and Bibi are strikingly alike.

Jun 13, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman

Trump Saudi Arms Deal

America’s Allies in the Middle East Are the Real ‘Troika of Tyranny’ America’s Allies in the Middle East Are the Real ‘Troika of Tyranny’

John Bolton claims that “socialist” states in Latin America are a threat. He’s lying to you.

May 30, 2019 / Danny Sjursen

Torture in Syria

How One Man Survived Syria’s Gulag How One Man Survived Syria’s Gulag

Like thousands of others, Omar Alshogre was repeatedly tortured in Bashar al-Assad’s prisons—but unlike so many, he got out. Now he’s telling the world about the regime’s industria...

May 30, 2019 / Hisham Aidi

Alternative Memorial Day

Why We, Palestinians and Israelis, Insist on Mourning Our Dead Together Why We, Palestinians and Israelis, Insist on Mourning Our Dead Together

Alternative Memorial Day, a binational tradition since 2005, is a sign that we are capable of taking down the walls of fear.

May 22, 2019 / Avigail Corry and Sulaiman Khatib

John Bolton and a map

Trump May Not Want War With Iran—but the Coalition of the Killing May Give Him One Trump May Not Want War With Iran—but the Coalition of the Killing May Give Him One

That’s why it’s critical that the public, Congress, and especially Dems seeking to replace Trump in 2020 speak out against it now.

May 17, 2019 / Editorial / Bob Dreyfuss

Air Strikes

Both Saudi Arabia and the United States Are Probably Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen Both Saudi Arabia and the United States Are Probably Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen

The Saudi coalition deliberately targets civilians with US weapons—and US officials have known this for years.

May 17, 2019 / Mohamad Bazzi

Trump and Pelosi

Congress Must Deny Trump a Blank Check for War With Iran Congress Must Deny Trump a Blank Check for War With Iran

The House and Senate should do everything in their power to prevent this president from steering this country into another quagmire.

May 15, 2019 / John Nichols

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