Middle East

Afghanistan Soldier Sunset

American Policy in the Middle East Has Repeatedly Produced Insider Attacks American Policy in the Middle East Has Repeatedly Produced Insider Attacks

And it’s almost certainly true that more are on the way.

Oct 1, 2018 / Danny Sjursen

Palestinian flag protest

For Justice, Not Apartheid, in Palestine For Justice, Not Apartheid, in Palestine

A quarter-century after Oslo, Israel is consolidating its domination—but the global resistance movement is growing.

Sep 27, 2018 / Editorial / The Editors

London protest against militarism in Syria

Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy

A clear message is needed: Enough with endless wars and the global oligarchy.

Sep 25, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Putin Helicopter

Who Putin Is Not Who Putin Is Not

Falsely demonizing Russia’s leader has made the new Cold War even more dangerous.

Sep 20, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Yemen Bombing

The War From Hell—Supported by the United States The War From Hell—Supported by the United States

Americans and Saudis are creating their own enemy in Yemen.

Sep 18, 2018 / Rajan Menon

Netanyahu Trump

Team Trump’s Magical Thinking on Palestine Team Trump’s Magical Thinking on Palestine

The administration has a predilection for disruptive gestures, but it’s not such a radical departure from decades of US policy.

Sep 14, 2018 / Mouin Rabbani

Trump and Netanyahu Joint Press Conference

Was Oslo Doomed From the Start? Was Oslo Doomed From the Start?

“I remember the nice days where there was peace without agreement. Now we have agreement without peace.”

Sep 13, 2018 / Sandy Tolan

25 Years After the Oslo Accords, Independence Remains More Elusive than Ever for Palestinians

25 Years After the Oslo Accords, Independence Remains More Elusive than Ever for Palestinians 25 Years After the Oslo Accords, Independence Remains More Elusive than Ever for Palestinians

The time has long since come to embrace a new paradigm based on equal rights for all in Palestine/Israel.

Sep 13, 2018 / Rashid Khalidi

A man rides his bike past damaged buildings in the old town of Homs, Syria, on August 15, 2018.

The Syrian War Is Still Raging, but the Battle Over Reconstruction Has Already Begun The Syrian War Is Still Raging, but the Battle Over Reconstruction Has Already Begun

Russia is pushing for Western funding—with little success.

Sep 5, 2018 / Richard Salame

Israeli Flag Silhouettes

How Israel Spies on US Citizens How Israel Spies on US Citizens

A never-shown Al Jazeera documentary on the pro-Israel lobby in the United States reveals possibly illegal Israeli spying on American citizens, and the lobby’s fear of a changing p...

Aug 31, 2018 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Alain Gresh

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