Regions and Countries

Turkey Coup Defeat Selfies

To Fight the Coup, Erdoğan Adopted Tools Pioneered by Protesters To Fight the Coup, Erdoğan Adopted Tools Pioneered by Protesters

The Turkish president and his followers have latched on to social media tools and secular symbols.

Jul 18, 2016 / Dimiter Kenarov

Spaniards Confront the Legacy of Civil War and Dictatorship

Spaniards Confront the Legacy of Civil War and Dictatorship Spaniards Confront the Legacy of Civil War and Dictatorship

Four decades after the transition to democracy, families victimized by Francoist repression have organized in a quest for justice.

Jul 18, 2016 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

Kosovo Muslims Observe Ramadan

Is Kosovo the New European Hotbed of Jihadi Extremism? Is Kosovo the New European Hotbed of Jihadi Extremism?

Not really, despite breathless media claims. Interviews with fighters returned from Syria reveal a more complex picture.

Jul 14, 2016 / Lydia Wilson

Israel Settlement

As Israel Drifts Further to the Right, ‘Haaretz’ Remains a Beacon for the Left As Israel Drifts Further to the Right, ‘Haaretz’ Remains a Beacon for the Left

The daily paper is thriving, in part by shining a light in places many would prefer not to see.

Jul 14, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

US NATO Ukraine

Can Europe Stop Washington’s Military Provocations on Russia’s Borders? Can Europe Stop Washington’s Military Provocations on Russia’s Borders?

The extremism at NATO’s Warsaw summit revealed doves in opposition to the new Cold War hawks, but not in the United States.

Jul 13, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Europe’s Other Migration Crisis

Europe’s Other Migration Crisis Europe’s Other Migration Crisis

Eastern European countries are attempting to deter immigration today for the same reason they tried to halt emigration a century ago: to protect themselves as ethnic nations.

Jul 13, 2016 / Books & the Arts / John Connelly

What Kind of a Conservative Is Theresa May?

What Kind of a Conservative Is Theresa May? What Kind of a Conservative Is Theresa May?

The new Tory prime minister talks tough on immigration, while mouthing Labour’s lines on the downtrodden.

Jul 13, 2016 / Maria Margaronis

Poroshenko NATO

‘Aggression’ May Be Threatening Europe—but NATO Is Looking for It in the Wrong Place ‘Aggression’ May Be Threatening Europe—but NATO Is Looking for It in the Wrong Place

As world leaders in Warsaw focus on Russia’s “aggressive actions,” Europe’s real problems go unnoticed.

Jul 11, 2016 / James Carden

Chagos Islanders Protest

Atoning for Washington’s ‘Mass Kidnapping’ in the Indian Ocean Atoning for Washington’s ‘Mass Kidnapping’ in the Indian Ocean

The US and UK governments forcibly expelled an entire population of islanders to make way for a military base. It’s time to let them come home.

Jul 11, 2016 / David Vine

Cornel West platform hearings

What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War

It shows the limits of party politics—and the necessity of social movements to challenge those limits.

Jul 8, 2016 / Phyllis Bennis

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