Why ISIS Is the Minor Leagues of Terror Why ISIS Is the Minor Leagues of Terror
Putting threats into perspective for 2016.
Jan 5, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
The Post-1991 World Order Is Crumbling—When Will the US Adjust? The Post-1991 World Order Is Crumbling—When Will the US Adjust?
Despite transformational events from Ukraine and the European Union to the Middle East, Washington refuses to re-think anything.
Dec 23, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
What Can You Actually Do for Syrian Refugees? What Can You Actually Do for Syrian Refugees?
Trump wants to ban refugees fleeing ISIS and civil war. Here’s how to welcome them instead.
Dec 22, 2015 / Daniel Moattar
A Vigorous Foreign-Policy Debate Between Clinton and Sanders A Vigorous Foreign-Policy Debate Between Clinton and Sanders
A long-overdue debate has opened.
Dec 22, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Kerry’s Mission to Moscow Kerry’s Mission to Moscow
After meeting with Putin, the secretary of state calls for a new US-Russian partnership—but can he enact it?
Dec 16, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Rand Paul Got It Right: Trump ‘Would Defy Every Norm That Is America’ Rand Paul Got It Right: Trump ‘Would Defy Every Norm That Is America’
The senator challenged the billionaire on behalf of basic liberties. And in so doing he showed why Trump is not qualified to be president.
Dec 16, 2015 / John Nichols
US and NATO Double Down on the Cold War Versus Russia US and NATO Double Down on the Cold War Versus Russia
In the aftermath of the Paris and San Bernardino attacks, Washington and Brussels still reject a coalition with Moscow against international terrorism.
Dec 9, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
The American Empire Is No Match for Mega-droughts and Superstorms The American Empire Is No Match for Mega-droughts and Superstorms
Unless world leaders agree on stringent climate regulations in Paris, climate change—not military or economic prowess—will decide the fate of humanity.
Dec 7, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Syria, the Rise of ISIS, and the Perils of Regime Change Syria, the Rise of ISIS, and the Perils of Regime Change
The American mania for regime change has led to one humanitarian catastrophe after another.
Dec 3, 2015 / James Carden
Bombing Hasn’t Worked. Bombing Won’t Work. And Yet, We Will Bomb Bombing Hasn’t Worked. Bombing Won’t Work. And Yet, We Will Bomb
The UK is grasping again for an old, failed tactic, thanks to the nationalist impulse to act fast after Paris.
Dec 3, 2015 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge