Regions and Countries

Ilya Yashin in Moscow

Opposition Candidates Win More Than 270 Seats in Moscow Municipal Elections Opposition Candidates Win More Than 270 Seats in Moscow Municipal Elections

The psychological effect of this small victory is great. It shows that acting in solidarity can have a real effect.

Sep 15, 2017 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Sabra Shatila Massacre

The United States Was Responsible for the 1982 Massacre of Palestinians in Beirut The United States Was Responsible for the 1982 Massacre of Palestinians in Beirut

Washington had explicitly guaranteed their safety—and recently declassified documents reveal that US diplomats were told by the Israelis what they and their allies might be up to.

Sep 14, 2017 / Rashid Khalidi

Donald Duck Trump

What a 1970s Chilean Satire Can Tell Us About Donald Trump What a 1970s Chilean Satire Can Tell Us About Donald Trump

How to Read Donald Duck has some surprising insights to reveal in 2017.

Sep 14, 2017 / Ariel Dorfman

Haley UN Negotiation

Nikki Haley at the UN: Agree With Us or We Go It Alone Nikki Haley at the UN: Agree With Us or We Go It Alone

Haley’s actions and attitudes in the UN begin to seem more and more like efforts to undermine the organization rather than reform it.

Sep 14, 2017 / Barbara Crossette

March in Kiev

The Latest Push to Arm Ukraine The Latest Push to Arm Ukraine

Arming Kiev could hinder diplomatic efforts to end the war.

Sep 13, 2017 / James Carden

Putin at desk

Will Russia Leave the West? Will Russia Leave the West?

The new Cold War could drive the planet’s largest country, long anchored politically in both geopolitical worlds, eastward to stay.

Sep 13, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Raila Odinga Supporters Celebrate

Kenya’s Rescheduled Elections Are a Triumph of Constitutionalism—but How Much Has Really Changed? Kenya’s Rescheduled Elections Are a Triumph of Constitutionalism—but How Much Has Really Changed?

The country is now a tinderbox, in which supporters of the rival factions believe they can lose only if the other side rigs the results.

Sep 12, 2017 / Macharia Gaitho

Black Lives Matter UK

How Black Lives Matter Is Changing British Universities How Black Lives Matter Is Changing British Universities

The movement has stimulated a renewed anti-racist consciousness and provided an alternative politics.

Sep 12, 2017 / Sadhvi Dar

Nikki Haley Iran

Trump Is Leading the US Into a War of Choice Against Iran Trump Is Leading the US Into a War of Choice Against Iran

The Trump administration is taking its cue from both Bush administrations by lying its way into a third unnecessary war in the Persian Gulf.

Sep 8, 2017 / James Carden

A pro-government supporter holds a sign that reads

Trump’s Sanctions Make Economic Recovery in Venezuela Nearly Impossible Trump’s Sanctions Make Economic Recovery in Venezuela Nearly Impossible

The new financial embargo will worsen shortages, inflict suffering, and restrict Venezuela’s policy options.

Sep 7, 2017 / Mark Weisbrot

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