Who’s Ready for the Next World War? Who’s Ready for the Next World War?
Washington is convinced of the need for a broader military intervention in the Middle East, but that choice will mean a multi-generational, trillion-dollar war.
Dec 3, 2015 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Syria, the Rise of ISIS, and the Perils of Regime Change Syria, the Rise of ISIS, and the Perils of Regime Change
The American mania for regime change has led to one humanitarian catastrophe after another.
Dec 3, 2015 / James Carden
Bombing Hasn’t Worked. Bombing Won’t Work. And Yet, We Will Bomb Bombing Hasn’t Worked. Bombing Won’t Work. And Yet, We Will Bomb
The UK is grasping again for an old, failed tactic, thanks to the nationalist impulse to act fast after Paris.
Dec 3, 2015 / Column / Gary Younge
How to End the Eritrean Refugee Crisis How to End the Eritrean Refugee Crisis
For Tesfu Atsbha, head of the Eritrean Solidarity Movement for National Salvation, the only way is to depose dictator Isaias Afwerki.
Dec 2, 2015 / Mya Guarnieri
A Time for Fateful Decisions A Time for Fateful Decisions
Great powers, current and would-be political leaders, and opinion-shapers must now decide: with or versus Russia against terrorism.
Dec 2, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Not Everyone in North Carolina Wants to Keep Refugees Out Not Everyone in North Carolina Wants to Keep Refugees Out
In spite of what North Carolina’s governor has said, many in the state welcome religious and ethnic diversity—but their voices have been drowned out in the wake of the Paris attack...
Dec 1, 2015 / Phoebe Zerwick
Coalition or Cold War with Russia? Coalition or Cold War with Russia?
American policy-makers and presidential candidates must now make a fateful decision—join Moscow in an alliance against ISIS, or persist in treating the Kremlin as an enemy.
Nov 30, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen and Katrina vanden Heuvel
ISIS Wants a Clash of the Civilizations: Let’s Not Give In ISIS Wants a Clash of the Civilizations: Let’s Not Give In
It’s a huge error to dignify these desert pirates as a “state” on which one might wage war as an equal.
Nov 25, 2015 / Juan Cole
Russia Should Be an Ally in the Fight Against ISIS Russia Should Be an Ally in the Fight Against ISIS
Much of Europe, led by France, favors a coalition, but the White House evidently does not.
Nov 25, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Temptation of Expanding US Military Involvement The Temptation of Expanding US Military Involvement
Only a political effort involving countries and peoples in the region will defeat the Islamic State.
Nov 24, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel