Regions and Countries

Tank in Poland

Have 20 Years of NATO Expansion Made Anyone Safer? Have 20 Years of NATO Expansion Made Anyone Safer?

Since 1997, the world’s perhaps most powerful corporation and lobbyist has created more insecurity than security.

Oct 18, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Can the History of the Soviet Union Be Told through a Single Building?

Can the History of the Soviet Union Be Told through a Single Building? Can the History of the Soviet Union Be Told through a Single Building?

Yuri Slezkine's new history captures the triumphs and tragedies of everyday life after the Russian Revolution.

Oct 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Tony Wood

Actually, No, Bob Corker and John McCain Are Doing Nothing to Hold Trump Accountable

Actually, No, Bob Corker and John McCain Are Doing Nothing to Hold Trump Accountable Actually, No, Bob Corker and John McCain Are Doing Nothing to Hold Trump Accountable

All talk, no walk.

Oct 17, 2017 / John Nichols

With Trump’s Latest Muslim Ban Blocked, Take Action to Defeat It for Good

With Trump’s Latest Muslim Ban Blocked, Take Action to Defeat It for Good With Trump’s Latest Muslim Ban Blocked, Take Action to Defeat It for Good

You can also demand that Congress save the Iran nuclear deal and share your net neutrality story.

Oct 17, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

David Petraeus

David Petraeus Tells Us How the War in Afghanistan Will End David Petraeus Tells Us How the War in Afghanistan Will End

Hint: It’s not good.

Oct 17, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

Hurricane Maria, Virgin Islands

The 2017 Hurricanes Didn’t Just Hit Puerto Rico—They Hit the Caribbean The 2017 Hurricanes Didn’t Just Hit Puerto Rico—They Hit the Caribbean

Puerto Rico is getting the coverage it deserves, but an entire region has been upended by natural disasters this hurricane season.

Oct 16, 2017 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

Donald Trump makes statement on Iran

Donald Trump Has Had a Lot of Help in Sabotaging the Iran Deal Donald Trump Has Had a Lot of Help in Sabotaging the Iran Deal

Washington is just not equipped to negotiate its way into the 21st century.

Oct 16, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence

Rohingya Bangladesh

A Hero Turned Villain: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Annihilation of Myanmar’s Rohingya A Hero Turned Villain: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Annihilation of Myanmar’s Rohingya

They potentially face the final two stages of genocide—mass annihilation and erasure from the country’s history.

Oct 13, 2017 / Neve Gordon

Puerto Rico Damage

In Puerto Rico, Disconnection and Chaos, but Grace Under Pressure In Puerto Rico, Disconnection and Chaos, but Grace Under Pressure

With almost no power and shortages of water and medicine, this island is full of people suffering from PTSD.

Oct 13, 2017 / Ed Morales

What’s Behind India’s ‘Beef Lynchings’?

What’s Behind India’s ‘Beef Lynchings’? What’s Behind India’s ‘Beef Lynchings’?

Bans on cow slaughter have become a pretext for violence against the country’s Muslim minority.

Oct 13, 2017 / Feature / Amitava Kumar

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