The Syrian Cease-Fire Is Under Attack From Within the Obama Administration The Syrian Cease-Fire Is Under Attack From Within the Obama Administration
The US, Russia, and the UN support the agreement, but the secretary of defense and other forces are trying to torpedo it.
Mar 2, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Why We Must Close Guantánamo Now Why We Must Close Guantánamo Now
Congress and the media must recognize once and for all that torture is not a matter of serious debate: It is a war crime.
Mar 1, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bernie Sanders Is Confronting America’s Foreign Policy Amnesia Head-On Bernie Sanders Is Confronting America’s Foreign Policy Amnesia Head-On
Why is no one else talking about the fact that Hillary Clinton has been endorsed by a war criminal?
Feb 29, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Let Them Eat Missiles, and Other Myths of the American War Machine Let Them Eat Missiles, and Other Myths of the American War Machine
The problem with US military strategy is that it doesn’t fix any of the problems it’s setting out to address.
Feb 25, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
Another Fateful Turning Point in the New Cold War Another Fateful Turning Point in the New Cold War
A struggle is under way over the Syrian cease-fire agreement, while the political crisis in Ukraine deepens.
Feb 24, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
A Sanders Foreign-Policy Doctrine? How About ‘No Wars for the Billionaire Class’? A Sanders Foreign-Policy Doctrine? How About ‘No Wars for the Billionaire Class’?
It provides a framework to address a host of issues, including the Middle East wars, intervention and aid, trade deals, and negotiating with adversaries.
Feb 23, 2016 / Phyllis Bennis
Bernie Sanders, the Foreign-Policy Realist of 2016 Bernie Sanders, the Foreign-Policy Realist of 2016
Of all the presidential candidates of either party, Bernie is actually the most sober and clear-eyed.
Feb 19, 2016 / Feature / Robert English
War Crimes and US Responsibility in Syria and Yemen War Crimes and US Responsibility in Syria and Yemen
Washington is giving substantial support to the Saudi-led war in Yemen, even helping to choose bombing targets.
Feb 18, 2016 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Juan Cole
The Pope and the Russian Patriarch Have Ended Their 1,000-Year Cold War The Pope and the Russian Patriarch Have Ended Their 1,000-Year Cold War
The week of this historic meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill also witnessed dangerous developments in the US-Russian confrontation over Ukraine, Syria, and Turkey.
Feb 17, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
The Ruling on Julian Assange Sheds Light on the Limitations of UN Human-Rights Powers The Ruling on Julian Assange Sheds Light on the Limitations of UN Human-Rights Powers
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions decided that Assange has been deprived of his rights under international humanitarian law. But Britain and Sweden rejected the decision an...
Feb 12, 2016 / Barbara Crossette