![NATO heads of state participate in a Working Session of the NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nato-working-group-getty.jpg)
NATO Charts a New Course NATO Charts a New Course
Will NATO encircle China next?
Jul 12, 2024 / Sevim Dagdelen
![Joe Biden speaks during a press conference on the final day of the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, on June 30, 2022.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/biden-nato-summit-getty.jpg)
The US Hasn’t Been This Internationally Isolated Since the Cold War Ended The US Hasn’t Been This Internationally Isolated Since the Cold War Ended
Biden, facing growing hostility in the global arena, has chosen to bolster ties with Anglophone countries rather than improve relations with the rest of the world.
Jul 10, 2024 / Michael T. Klare
![Masoud Pezeshkian visits the shrine of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the south of Tehran on July 6, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/iran-president-election-getty.jpg)
A Surprise Win by an Iranian Reformist A Surprise Win by an Iranian Reformist
The new president in Tehran is likely to renew outreach to the United States.
Jul 9, 2024 / Bob Dreyfuss
![Posters of candidates are hung on streets in Tehran ahead of Iran's presidential elections scheduled to be held on June 28.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2157569810.jpg)
Is an Iran Upset in the Making? Is an Iran Upset in the Making?
A reformist challenges five conservatives in the June 28 presidential vote.
Jun 19, 2024 / Bob Dreyfuss
![This nuclear explosion was conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1953.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/nuclear-operation-upshot-cc-img.jpg)
Don’t Believe the Military. We Don’t “Need” More Nuclear Weapons. Don’t Believe the Military. We Don’t “Need” More Nuclear Weapons.
If we’re set on Armageddon, America’s existing force of nuclear submarines is more than enough.
Jun 12, 2024 / William Astore
![Daniel Ellsberg at a podium](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/daniel-ellsberg-ap.jpg)
Daniel Ellsberg’s Moral Acuity Is More Necessary Than Ever Daniel Ellsberg’s Moral Acuity Is More Necessary Than Ever
Ellsberg will continue to speak directly to hearts and minds about the extreme evils of our time—and the potential for overcoming them with love in action.
Jun 11, 2024 / Norman Solomon
![Conservatives Are Gearing Up for a Major Military Expansion Under Trump 2.0](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/STAUFFER-Hartung-Project2025-ftr.jpg)
Conservatives Are Gearing Up for a Major Military Expansion Under Trump 2.0 Conservatives Are Gearing Up for a Major Military Expansion Under Trump 2.0
If Project 2025 gets its way, a second Trump term will funnel more money to the Pentagon, dwarfing even the Biden administration’s spending.
Jun 5, 2024 / Feature / William D. Hartung
![A protester holds a sign at a vigil outside the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York City on November 30, 2023, calling on the US to be the first nuclear-armed state to sign the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1815420175-1.jpg)
A Just-Released Watchdog Report Makes the Case for Eliminating Land-Based Nuclear Missiles A Just-Released Watchdog Report Makes the Case for Eliminating Land-Based Nuclear Missiles
Land-based missiles are redundant and dangerous.
Jun 4, 2024 / William D. Hartung
![George W. Bush](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/george-w-bush-ap-img.jpg)
When Will There Be Justice for the Survivors of Abu Ghraib? When Will There Be Justice for the Survivors of Abu Ghraib?
Twenty years later, the unforgettable images of torture at Abu Ghraib serve as a continuous reminder of the nature of American brutality in the War on Terror that has not ended.
May 7, 2024 / Maha Hilal