Is Kenya Sliding Toward Dictatorship? Is Kenya Sliding Toward Dictatorship?
Like Daniel arap Moi in 1982, Uhuru Kenyatta has embarked on a course of action that threatens hard-won democratic gains.
Feb 16, 2018 / Karen Rothmyer
David and Goliath: How Qatar Defeated the Saudi and UAE Annexation Plot David and Goliath: How Qatar Defeated the Saudi and UAE Annexation Plot
Emir Sheikh Tamim’s refusal to even discuss the Saudi/UAE demands has made him a national hero in Qatar.
Feb 16, 2018 / Juan Cole
The Far Right Is a Growing Threat in Greece The Far Right Is a Growing Threat in Greece
This is what happens when the ruling leftist party accepts austerity: polarization, fear, and “Trumpism on the Mediterranean.”
Feb 15, 2018 / Yiannis Baboulias
Trump’s Syria Policy: Perpetual War Without Debate Trump’s Syria Policy: Perpetual War Without Debate
How is this Constitutional?
Feb 15, 2018 / James Carden
Life Among the Bundists Life Among the Bundists
Through his family history, Mark Mazower maps the upheavals and dislocations of early 20th-century Europe and Russia.
Feb 15, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Sheila Fitzpatrick
Meet the World’s Most Feared Antitrust Enforcer Meet the World’s Most Feared Antitrust Enforcer
Margrethe Vestager, the EU commissioner for competition, discusses leveling the economic playing field.
Feb 15, 2018 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
If America ‘Won the Cold War,’ Why Is There Now a ‘Second Cold War with Russia’? If America ‘Won the Cold War,’ Why Is There Now a ‘Second Cold War with Russia’?
The ongoing role of false narratives and historical fallacies.
Feb 14, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Mike Pence and Japanese Leader Shinzo Abe Rain on South Korea’s Olympics Parade Mike Pence and Japanese Leader Shinzo Abe Rain on South Korea’s Olympics Parade
But the pressure could backfire, a former Japanese prime minister tells The Nation.
Feb 14, 2018 / Editorial / Tim Shorrock
The Legacy of Asma Jahangir The Legacy of Asma Jahangir
A Pakistani activist and human-rights lawyer, she left a mark on the global fight against inequality.
Feb 14, 2018 / Barbara Crossette
For Immigrants in Trump’s America, the Dystopian Future Has Already Arrived For Immigrants in Trump’s America, the Dystopian Future Has Already Arrived
Documented and undocumented, young and old, immigrants are being swept up throughout the country.
Feb 13, 2018 / Moustafa Bayoumi