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 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 / Breaking News / Dimiter Kenarov
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