5 US Assumptions About the Middle East That Are Just Plain Wrong 5 US Assumptions About the Middle East That Are Just Plain Wrong
After thirteen years of the failed war on terror, it’s time to scrutinize America’s assumptions about military involvement in the Middle East.
Nov 24, 2014 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Déjà Vu in Jerusalem? Déjà Vu in Jerusalem?
In the latest round of violence, the Israeli government has been rebuked by its own security chief.
Nov 20, 2014 / Neve Gordon
Mexico’s Undead Rise Up Mexico’s Undead Rise Up
With forty-three disappeared student teachers presumed dead, Mexican popular resistance is creating new alternatives to the militarized narco-state.
Nov 20, 2014 / Charlotte María Sáenz and Foreign Policy In Focus
Why Is the US Military So Interested in Chad? Why Is the US Military So Interested in Chad?
The US military continues a long series of mistakes, missteps and mishaps across Africa.
Nov 20, 2014 / Nick Turse
Want a Living Wage? Work at McDonald’s… in Denmark Want a Living Wage? Work at McDonald’s… in Denmark
Can global solidarity between fast-food workers help raise the bar for all of them?
Nov 19, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Tunisia’s Unfinished Revolution Tunisia’s Unfinished Revolution
Religious tensions, remnants of the police state and a broken-down neoliberal economic model imperil Tunisia’s otherwise impressive democratic transition.
Nov 17, 2014 / Jahd Khalil and Foreign Policy In Focus
How the North Pole Could Become the World’s Next Battlefield How the North Pole Could Become the World’s Next Battlefield
As the climate warms and the ice melts, the Arctic could become the next great theater of global cooperation—or a battlefield.
Nov 14, 2014 / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus
The Bad News About Burma The Bad News About Burma
During his second visit, Obama must confront troubling reports of backsliding reforms, attacks on civilians and evidence of war crimes.
Nov 13, 2014 / Daniel P. Sullivan and Foreign Policy In Focus
The Bases of War in the Middle East The Bases of War in the Middle East
Congress is spending billions of dollars on bases in the Middle East, but what role do they really serve?
Nov 13, 2014 / David Vine
Egypt Escalates Repression Against Human Rights Groups and NGOs Egypt Escalates Repression Against Human Rights Groups and NGOs
A sense of malaise plagues activist circles, with energies largely spent supporting the thousands in prison.
Nov 12, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous