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Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic
But on security and Ukraine, he’s making more sense than the crackpot establishment.
Jul 5, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets with South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor as part of the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on June 1, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-1258356547-1.jpg)
How BRICS Countries Help to Define a Truly New World Order How BRICS Countries Help to Define a Truly New World Order
Its upcoming summit will reveal its growing power.
Jun 27, 2023 / Helena Cobban
![A view of the Canadian flag in front of the moon as smoke from forest fires reached the center of Ottawa again on June 25, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-1259065739.jpg)
Brace Yourself: Canada’s Wildfires Are Only Intensifying Brace Yourself: Canada’s Wildfires Are Only Intensifying
The smoky skies blanketing Ottawa this past weekend demonstrate that the flames are not about to subside anytime soon.
Jun 26, 2023 / Erica Ifill
![China's Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu salutes the audience before delivering a speech during the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 4, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-1258417354-1.jpg)
The US Versus China The US Versus China
Continued failures to resolve fundamental differences over Taiwan could lead to war.
Jun 14, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
![Donald Trump hugs the flag of the United States of America at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in 2020.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1209535745.jpg)
Is America Worth Saving? Is America Worth Saving?
Known as “the arsenal of democracy” during World War II, America has now simply become an arsenal.
Jun 9, 2023 / William Astore
![Gen. Stanley McChrystal, former commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, talks prior to a Bloomberg Television interview in Washington, D.C. in 2013.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-173183087-1.jpg)
The Convenient Myth of “Humane” Wars The Convenient Myth of “Humane” Wars
How America hides the human toll of its military machine.
Jun 5, 2023 / Norman Solomon
![Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, in April 2019 in Beijing, China.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/xi-putin-handshake-getty.jpg)
The Outcome of the War in Ukraine Depends on China and India The Outcome of the War in Ukraine Depends on China and India
Whether Americans like it or not, this country will have little choice but to begin planning for an emerging world order.
May 24, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
![Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greets the head of Syrian regime Bashar Al Assad, ahead of the 32nd Arab League Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 19, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1256110566-1.jpg)
After 12 Years, Syria Joins the Arab League After 12 Years, Syria Joins the Arab League
Will regional reconciliation provide a chance for de-escalation and end a damaging civil war?
May 23, 2023 / Helena Cobban
![Nadezhda Azhgikhina in Moscow in 1999.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/nadezhda-getty.jpg)
Notes of a Russian Visitor Notes of a Russian Visitor
The director of PEN Moscow is worried about Russophobia.
May 18, 2023 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
![Taiwan Air Force Brave Eagle advanced jet trainers fly during a demonstration over in Taitung County, Taiwan, on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/taiwan-planes-jets-getty.jpg)
A US-China War Over Taiwan? A US-China War Over Taiwan?
There are few barriers to nuclear escalation.
Apr 26, 2023 / Michael T. Klare