The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump
The Syrian-Russian retaking of a major ISIS stronghold and the West’s further control over the Kiev government refute the orthodox US narrative of the new Cold War, which Trump is ...
Mar 30, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
What Obama Has Gotten Right About the Foreign-Policy Establishment What Obama Has Gotten Right About the Foreign-Policy Establishment
What we need today is a serious and sustained challenge to the “credibility” addiction that has failed our country for so long.
Mar 29, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama and the Cult of ‘Credibility’ Obama and the Cult of ‘Credibility’
As his tenure draws to a close, the president is finally ready to challenge the foreign-policy establishment.
Mar 24, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
Donald Trump Could Be the Military-Industrial Complex’s Worst Nightmare Donald Trump Could Be the Military-Industrial Complex’s Worst Nightmare
The Republican front-runner is against nation building. Imagine that.
Mar 23, 2016 / Naked Democracy / William Greider
Trump v. Disastrous US Triumphalism in Foreign Policy Trump v. Disastrous US Triumphalism in Foreign Policy
Trump’s challenge to 20-year bipartisan consensus may finally produce the missing public debate.
Mar 23, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
The US Military Is America’s 51st State The US Military Is America’s 51st State
The military has become a force unto itself, increasingly unaccountable to either the president or Congress.
Mar 22, 2016 / William J. Astore
Only 1 Budget Proposal Makes Any Sense Only 1 Budget Proposal Makes Any Sense
The Congressional Progressive Caucus plan goes after bloated spending on the military-industrial complex—and reinvests in people.
Mar 18, 2016 / John Nichols
The 5 Questions You Won’t Hear Asked at Any Presidential Debate The 5 Questions You Won’t Hear Asked at Any Presidential Debate
Unless we address these long-standing foreign policy questions, we’ll continue playing international whack-a-mole for the next four years.
Mar 17, 2016 / Peter Van Buren
Was Putin’s Syria Withdrawal Really a ‘Surprise’? Was Putin’s Syria Withdrawal Really a ‘Surprise’?
American officials and pundits expressed “surprise” over Putin’s announcement while missing its primary significance.
Mar 16, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
The Case for Demilitarizing the Military The Case for Demilitarizing the Military
Civilian control of the military is a minimal condition for democracy. Too bad the United States doesn’t meet it.
Mar 15, 2016 / Gregory D. Foster