How Long Before Israel Invades Gaza Again? How Long Before Israel Invades Gaza Again?
The latest cease-fire has been lauded as a noble effort to pursue peace, but the reality is quite different.
Sep 9, 2014 / Noam Chomsky
The Pentagon’s Humanitarian Activities in Africa Are a Complete Failure The Pentagon’s Humanitarian Activities in Africa Are a Complete Failure
A new internal investigation reveals just how poorly US African Command has handled its humanitarian missions.
Sep 8, 2014 / Nick Turse
The 2014 NATO Summit: Giving War a Chance The 2014 NATO Summit: Giving War a Chance
The 2014 NATO Summit closed on Friday with one main accomplishment: the increased militarization and institutionalization of a new Cold War.
Sep 8, 2014 / James Carden
Will Scotland Choose Independence? Will Scotland Choose Independence?
Fed up with Thatcherite and New Labour politics, Scots have grown farther apart from their southern neighbors.
Sep 3, 2014 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan
Is Ukraine on the Brink of Tragedy? Is Ukraine on the Brink of Tragedy?
The country’s troubles will not end even if fighting ceases in its southeastern regions.
Sep 3, 2014 / Pietro A. Shakarian
Washington Created its Own Worst Nightmare—but it Could Still Create Something Worse Washington Created its Own Worst Nightmare—but it Could Still Create Something Worse
The calls for escalating military action against Islamic State (IS) ignore thirteen years of evidence that US intervention usually accomplishes the opposite of what Washington inte...
Sep 2, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
The State Department Says Russia Is Invading Ukraine—Should We Believe It? The State Department Says Russia Is Invading Ukraine—Should We Believe It?
A memo to Angela Merkel from Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity.
Sep 2, 2014 / Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
How Humanitarian Aid Weakened Post-Earthquake Haiti How Humanitarian Aid Weakened Post-Earthquake Haiti
The chaotic rebuilding effort has actually widened the country’s social rifts, bringing the first emancipated black Republic under the yoke of a new kind of imperialism.
Sep 2, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
What the Twin Plagues of ISIS and Ebola Have in Common What the Twin Plagues of ISIS and Ebola Have in Common
Both thrive on the breakdown of the existing social order.
Aug 28, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus
Stephen Cohen: Kiev Intensifies Mortar Attacks in Eastern Ukraine Stephen Cohen: Kiev Intensifies Mortar Attacks in Eastern Ukraine
Stephen Cohen has the latest analysis of the situation in Ukraine.
Aug 28, 2014 / Nation in the News / Stephen F. Cohen