Regions and Countries

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 / Audio / 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 / Foreign Policy In Focus / 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

Istanbul airport memorial

What It’s Like to Live Through Turkey’s Descent Into Authoritarianism What It’s Like to Live Through Turkey’s Descent Into Authoritarianism

In the wake of the Istanbul terror attack, we must mend our country’s bitter divisions.

Jul 8, 2016 / Riada Ašimović Akyol

Obama Hiroshima Wreath

There Are 15,000 Nuclear Weapons Still Posing an Intolerable Threat to Humanity There Are 15,000 Nuclear Weapons Still Posing an Intolerable Threat to Humanity

These mayors are trying to change that.

Jul 8, 2016 / Cities Rising / Mayor Frank Cownie

Zero Days Natanz

How the US and Israel Almost Caused Global Computer Catastrophe How the US and Israel Almost Caused Global Computer Catastrophe

In Zero Days, Alex Gibney examines the terrifying potential of cyberwarfare.

Jul 8, 2016 / Margaret Spillane

The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of

The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of

Ramstein, Germany, is the hub for America’s global drone war, from North Africa to South Asia.

Jul 7, 2016 / Norman Solomon

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