Regions and Countries

Beirut Opened My Eyes to the Power of Queerness

Beirut Opened My Eyes to the Power of Queerness Beirut Opened My Eyes to the Power of Queerness

A story of love and dancing the night away in Lebanon’s capital.

Jun 26, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Sa’ed Atshan

Khartoum Sudanese women

The Seasons After the Arab Spring The Seasons After the Arab Spring

Recent uprisings in Sudan and Algeria have avoided mistakes of 2011.

Jun 25, 2019 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Gilbert Achcar

Afghanistan Soldier Sunset

2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending 2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending

They should take a stand at the debates against the Pentagon’s bloated budget.

Jun 25, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bernie Sanders Is Exactly Right About Trump’s Saber Rattling on Iran

Bernie Sanders Is Exactly Right About Trump’s Saber Rattling on Iran Bernie Sanders Is Exactly Right About Trump’s Saber Rattling on Iran

In a remarkable exchange, the senator rejects the notion that a “limited strike” on Iran is anything less than “an act of warfare” that could lead to catastrophe.

Jun 24, 2019 / John Nichols

Trump in Normandy

What Trump’s Selective D-Day Commemorations Leave Out What Trump’s Selective D-Day Commemorations Leave Out

Recent remembrance ceremonies have been used to airbrush the US’s interventionist history.

Jun 22, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Kenya LGBT

How the US Shapes Queer Activism in Liberia How the US Shapes Queer Activism in Liberia

Outsiders have both helped and harmed Liberia’s LGBT community.

Jun 21, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Robbie Corey-Boulet

Belarus EU Games

The European Olympics’ Bad Romance The European Olympics’ Bad Romance

Holding the European Olympics in Minsk makes a mockery of the Olympic Charter.

Jun 20, 2019 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Mike Pompeo

America’s Confrontation With Iran Goes Deeper Than Trump America’s Confrontation With Iran Goes Deeper Than Trump

The real goal is domination of the Middle East—and that’s been a bipartisan US strategy for decades.

Jun 20, 2019 / Trita Parsi

Anti-Trump protester's sign

Washington’s Dr. Strangeloves Washington’s Dr. Strangeloves

Is plunging Russia into darkness really a good idea?

Jun 19, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Joe Biden

The Democratic Differences on Foreign Policy That No One’s Talking About The Democratic Differences on Foreign Policy That No One’s Talking About

Champions of foreign-policy calamities shouldn’t get a pass at the debates.

Jun 18, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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