From the Hope of 1989 to a New Cold War From the Hope of 1989 to a New Cold War

Thirty years after the Berlin Wall’s collapse, alternatives do exist to the deep divisions in Europe.

Nov 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Berlin Wall Kept People In. Our New Walls Keep People Out. The Berlin Wall Kept People In. Our New Walls Keep People Out.

Walls have made a comeback—but like in Berlin, their effectiveness hinges on mass surveillance.

Nov 8, 2019 / Matthew Longo

Inconvenient Truths Inconvenient Truths

Alarming things we have learned under Trump, but not always about him.

Nov 6, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump Is Right to Want to Stop Our Endless Wars, but He’s the Wrong Person to Do It Trump Is Right to Want to Stop Our Endless Wars, but He’s the Wrong Person to Do It

It’ll take a president with more determination and consistency to put an end to our global crusade.

Nov 5, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Trump Has Stolen the Anti-War Mantle. Here’s How to Get It Back. Trump Has Stolen the Anti-War Mantle. Here’s How to Get It Back.

His claims about wanting to “end endless US wars” are lies—but they’re effective, because the massive anti-war movement that we need is missing in action.

Nov 4, 2019 / Phyllis Bennis

It’s Only Been 30 Years Since the End of the Cold War—Why Are We Starting a New One? It’s Only Been 30 Years Since the End of the Cold War—Why Are We Starting a New One?

Oct 29, 2019 / James Carroll

Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War

The danger in criticizing the president’s policies is that it could revive an interventionist temper on the left.

Oct 22, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Real Trouble With Tulsi The Real Trouble With Tulsi

Hillary Clinton is wrong again. Gabbard is no Russian asset but a narrow nationalist.

Oct 21, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Trump’s Withdrawal From the Open Skies Treaty Jeopardizes US National Security Trump’s Withdrawal From the Open Skies Treaty Jeopardizes US National Security

The president’s foreign policy isn’t “America First,” it’s “America Alone.”

Oct 17, 2019 / James Carden

When Talking About the Climate Crisis, We Can’t Forget About Nuclear Weapons When Talking About the Climate Crisis, We Can’t Forget About Nuclear Weapons

Both are existential threats, but only one is getting the attention it deserves.

Oct 14, 2019 / Matt Korda