Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go? Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go?
During Vietnam, it felt like the war sat right on America’s doorstep. Today, we’ve largely disengaged from the terror our military commits.
Aug 11, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Turkey Is Making the Kurds’ Fight Against ISIS Impossible Turkey Is Making the Kurds’ Fight Against ISIS Impossible
Turkey’s president has not only managed to weaken US support for its Kurdish allies, but his war is dividing the Kurdish front.
Aug 6, 2015 / Juan Cole
Washington Has a New Plan to Tackle Domestic Terrorism and It Probably Won’t Work Washington Has a New Plan to Tackle Domestic Terrorism and It Probably Won’t Work
But enacting gun control laws and investing in support services for America’s children might.
Aug 3, 2015 / Karen J. Greenberg
If the Taliban Reconquer Afghanistan, Does It Matter If Mullah Omar Died? If the Taliban Reconquer Afghanistan, Does It Matter If Mullah Omar Died?
In all likelihood, the story of his death is being co-opted by various factions in Afghanistan for their own purposes.
Jul 30, 2015 / Juan Cole
July 22, 2011: A Right-Wing Terrorist Murders 77 People in Norway July 22, 2011: A Right-Wing Terrorist Murders 77 People in Norway
“He did not come from nowhere.”
Jul 22, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
Is Russia Really ‘the Greatest Threat’ to US National Security? Is Russia Really ‘the Greatest Threat’ to US National Security?
Ashton Carter, Victoria Nuland, and Gen. Joseph Dunford want us to think so.
Jul 14, 2015 / James Carden
The Side of Drone Warfare No One Is Talking About The Side of Drone Warfare No One Is Talking About
Low-level drone intelligence analysts are often straight out of high school and suffering from PTSD at alarming rates.
Jul 13, 2015 / Pratap Chatterjee
Israel Will Invade Gaza Again—the Only Question Is How Soon Israel Will Invade Gaza Again—the Only Question Is How Soon
A year after Israel's bloody assault on Gaza, another war is all but guaranteed.
Jul 8, 2015 / Noura Erakat
On the Cusp of an Iran Deal, Israel Facilely Beats the War Drums On the Cusp of an Iran Deal, Israel Facilely Beats the War Drums
Benjamin Netanyahu opts to welcome a likely Iran nuclear deal with a silly propaganda cartoon, exposing himself as the real joke.
Jul 2, 2015 / Ali Gharib
Can Tunisia’s Democracy Survive Terrorism? Can Tunisia’s Democracy Survive Terrorism?
Some Tunisians fear that the government’s proposed solution to deal with violent radicals will undo the victories of the 2011 revolution.
Jun 29, 2015 / Juan Cole