Regions and Countries

Gazan Man Holding Flag

The Real Reason Israel Attacks Gaza The Real Reason Israel Attacks Gaza

Gaza in Context argues that Israel’s repeated onslaughts are not aimed at Hamas or the coastal enclave. They’re aimed at Palestine.

Jul 20, 2016 / Noura Erakat

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Why Turkey’s Coup Failed Why Turkey’s Coup Failed

The attempted coup challenged Erdoğan’s grip on power. Will he now grasp it more tightly or pivot towards some reform?

Jul 20, 2016 / Deniz Aribogan

Kerry, Lavrov, de Mistura at talks in Munich

The Friends and Foes of Détente With Russia The Friends and Foes of Détente With Russia

Events from Turkey, Washington, Moscow, and Syria to Cleveland affect the Obama-Putin attempted rapprochement.

Jul 20, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Monsanto Roundup

If You Want to Market a Dangerous Pesticide Without Regulation, Go to the European Union If You Want to Market a Dangerous Pesticide Without Regulation, Go to the European Union

The EU continues to extend glyphosate’s license, even after the World Health Organization concluded it was “probably a carcinogen.”

Jul 20, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Erdogan Silhouette

What Should We Take Away from Turkey’s Almost-Coup? What Should We Take Away from Turkey’s Almost-Coup?

The attempted military coup in Turkey is sure to reverberate beyond its borders, leaving the United States and its NATO allies with decisions to make.

Jul 19, 2016 / Juan Cole

Laurence Halsted

Outspoken British Olympian on Brexit, Rio, and the Perils of Speaking Out Outspoken British Olympian on Brexit, Rio, and the Perils of Speaking Out

Laurence Halsted shows that being an athlete doesn’t mean checking your conscience at the door.

Jul 19, 2016 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Fethullah Gulen reading

The Man Accused of Inspiring Turkey’s Coup Is Behind the Largest Charter-School Chain in America The Man Accused of Inspiring Turkey’s Coup Is Behind the Largest Charter-School Chain in America

The schools have been investigated for corruption.

Jul 19, 2016 / StudentNation / George Joseph

Trump San Jose

The Mind-Set That Drives Fear, Hate and Donald Trump The Mind-Set That Drives Fear, Hate and Donald Trump

Trump’s worldview is pervasive in the Republican Party and is embodied by its platform.

Jul 19, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

PPK News Conference

Peru’s Elections May Signal What’s Ahead for the United States in November Peru’s Elections May Signal What’s Ahead for the United States in November

They were offered the choice between a neoliberal technocrat and a right-wing demagogue–does that sound familiar?

Jul 18, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Drone in Afghanistan

How the US Military Came to Embrace Extrajudicial Killings How the US Military Came to Embrace Extrajudicial Killings

It’s easy when war is a video game.

Jul 18, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon

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