This Is What’s Really Behind North Korea’s Nuclear Provocations This Is What’s Really Behind North Korea’s Nuclear Provocations
It’s easy to dismiss Kim Jong-un as a madman. But there’s a long history of US aggression against the North, which we forget at our peril.
Mar 23, 2017 / Bruce Cumings
Might Neo-McCarthyism Mean War vs. Russia? Might Neo-McCarthyism Mean War vs. Russia?
The “unmasking” of Putin’s American “contacts” is premised on his “act of war” against the United States—for which there is still no evidence.
Mar 22, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Everything Trump Did in His 8th Week That Really Matters Everything Trump Did in His 8th Week That Really Matters
Fired US Attorneys and frightening developments in North Korea.
Mar 17, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter and George Zornick
Are We Drifting Toward War With North Korea? Are We Drifting Toward War With North Korea?
We have no alternative but to open talks with Pyongyang; the sanctions strategy is not working.
Mar 8, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
Trump’s Machismo vs. Sweden’s ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’ Trump’s Machismo vs. Sweden’s ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’
Investing in women and girls does much more to keep us safe and promote peace than does spending even greater amounts on weapons designed to cause mass devastation.
Feb 28, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nuclear Weapons Don’t Belong in Anyone’s Hands Nuclear Weapons Don’t Belong in Anyone’s Hands
Donald Trump shouldn’t have his finger on the button—but neither should anyone else.
Feb 15, 2017 / Tim Wright
Ukraine Revisited Ukraine Revisited
From the beginning of the crisis more than three years ago, false (or half-true) narratives have dominated US media accounts and policymaking.
Feb 8, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III
His 2009 film, Generation Zero, shows a hellishly bleak vision of our past, present, and future, driven by a magical belief in historical determinism.
Feb 8, 2017 / Micah L. Sifry
The Advisers Inside Trump’s White House Want to Make War Everywhere The Advisers Inside Trump’s White House Want to Make War Everywhere
If only they could agree on where to begin.
Feb 6, 2017 / Ira Chernus
The Friends and Foes of Détente The Friends and Foes of Détente
The January 28 phone conversation between Presidents Trump and Putin signified their quest for a new détente, and its enemies quickly struck back.
Feb 1, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen