A Rocky Year May Lie Ahead for India-US Ties A Rocky Year May Lie Ahead for India-US Ties
On human rights, nuclear energy, climate change and more, the US and India are set to clash.
Feb 5, 2014 / Barbara Crossette
The Super Bowl of War: Three Decades of Failure in Afghanistan The Super Bowl of War: Three Decades of Failure in Afghanistan
War is just another game the US loves to play.
Feb 4, 2014 / Robert Scheer
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt, Three Years Later Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt, Three Years Later
Reporting from Cairo, Kouddous speaks to Democracy Now! about recent crackdowns against Egyptian journalists and the ascendancy of a repressive security state.
Jan 30, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Stephen F. Cohen: Right-wing Extremists Control the Kiev Protests Stephen F. Cohen: Right-wing Extremists Control the Kiev Protests
Cohen argues on Democracy Now! that the overthrow of Ukraine’s elected government would be “a serious blow to democracy.”
Jan 30, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Stephen Cohen: The Questionable Motives Behind Western Involvement in Ukraine Stephen Cohen: The Questionable Motives Behind Western Involvement in Ukraine
In an appearance on KPFA 94.1's Pacifica Evening News, Cohen argues that any EU or US intervention in Ukraine would be borne out of economic interest.
Jan 29, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
John Feffer: The Failed Pacific Pivot John Feffer: The Failed Pacific Pivot
The Obama administration's strategic rebalance is really just a retreat.
Jan 28, 2014 / John Feffer
Clouds Over Honduras Clouds Over Honduras
The country’s new president takes office amid rising tensions between developers on one side and indigenous and campesino communities on the other.
Jan 27, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Iraq: Revisiting the Pottery Barn Rule Iraq: Revisiting the Pottery Barn Rule
The United States broke a nation of human beings. It owes them an apology—and restitution.
Jan 27, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus
De Blasio Praises Israel, Quietly De Blasio Praises Israel, Quietly
In an address closed to the press and not even on his official schedule, the mayor said defending Israel is part of his job.
Jan 24, 2014 / Blog / Jarrett Murphy
Egypt in Year Three Egypt in Year Three
The country is awash in conformist state worship, fueled by the shrill narrative of a war on terror.
Jan 24, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous