Washington’s Reliance on Redactions Threatens Our Democracy Washington’s Reliance on Redactions Threatens Our Democracy
May 14, 2019 / Karen J. Greenberg
Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security
If Venezuela becomes a Cuban Missile–like Crisis, will Trump be free to resolve it peacefully?
May 8, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Trump and Bolton Are Putting War With Iran on a Hair Trigger Trump and Bolton Are Putting War With Iran on a Hair Trigger
The announcement that the Pentagon is sending a strike force to the Middle East caps a yearlong campaign of threats and intimidation.
May 7, 2019 / Bob Dreyfuss
America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think
Each year, Congress approves hundreds of billions of dollars for the US defense budget—but the real number exceeds $1 trillion.
May 7, 2019 / William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger
Trump Promised Restraint but Has Delivered More Calamitous Intervention Trump Promised Restraint but Has Delivered More Calamitous Intervention
He is sowing chaos and intervening from Yemen to Iran to Venezuela and beyond.
May 7, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Will the Easter Attacks Open New Fault Lines in Sri Lanka? Will the Easter Attacks Open New Fault Lines in Sri Lanka?
In India, Hindu nationalists could use the bombings as an excuse to further divide and oppress.
May 3, 2019 / Barbara Crossette
Mueller’s Own Mysteries Mueller’s Own Mysteries
Little-noted aspects of the first volume of the Mueller report.
May 1, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
‘Borderland Citizenship’ Could Bring Justice to Both Sides of Trump’s Wall ‘Borderland Citizenship’ Could Bring Justice to Both Sides of Trump’s Wall
Border dwellers in the US and Mexico are subject to two authorities. It’s only fair to give them the cross-border rights and permissions to match.
Apr 18, 2019 / Matthew Longo
Will the Mueller Report Make the New Cold War Even Worse? Will the Mueller Report Make the New Cold War Even Worse?
How the long-anticipated report addresses—or ignores—Russiagate allegations will be vital for US-Russian relations.
Apr 17, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
How ‘Russiagate’ Has Reshaped American and Russian Public Opinion How ‘Russiagate’ Has Reshaped American and Russian Public Opinion
As a new study reveals growing distrust between the populations of the two countries, citizen diplomacy becomes all the more important.
Apr 11, 2019 / James Carden