War and Peace

Is This the End of Russiagate? John Durham’s Dud Report.

Is This the End of Russiagate? John Durham’s Dud Report. Is This the End of Russiagate? John Durham’s Dud Report.

From the “crime of the century" to one of Trump’s smallest scandals.

May 19, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Demonstrations went on in New York City on Saturday on May 6, 2023, five days Jordan Neely was allegedly choked to death by 24-year-old US Marine veteran Daniel Penny on a subway in the city

Why the Right Embraces Military-Veteran Vigilantes Why the Right Embraces Military-Veteran Vigilantes

The right is often misconstrued as anti-war. In reality, it wants to wage its war on American soil—against people whose Americanness it won’t recognize.

May 19, 2023 / Spencer Ackerman

Nadezhda Azhgikhina in Moscow in 1999.

Notes of a Russian Visitor Notes of a Russian Visitor

The director of PEN Moscow is worried about Russophobia.

May 18, 2023 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Robot to Human

The Future of War Is AI The Future of War Is AI

AI, whatever its positives, looks like anything but what the world needs right now to save us from a hell on earth.

May 17, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks to a crowd

Turkish Election Aftershock: Despite Unity on the Left, the Opposition Falls Short Turkish Election Aftershock: Despite Unity on the Left, the Opposition Falls Short

Defying predictions of his political demise, the country's authoritarian president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan came first on Sunday and is now favored to win reelection in the runoff on M...

May 16, 2023 / Kaya Genç

A US Special Forces soldier at a remote village in the Arghandab District in Afghanistan

The Unseen Soldiers of America’s Privatized Wars The Unseen Soldiers of America’s Privatized Wars

There is probably no better evidence of how poorly the War on Terror demonstrated its stated goal of the rule of law than the little-noted use, and misuse, of security contractors.

May 16, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino

Palestinian kids hold keys in their hands to mark the 75th anniversary of the Nakba

100 Years of Palestinian Popular Resistance 100 Years of Palestinian Popular Resistance

Even among many sympathetic partisans of the Palestinian struggle, a narrative of victimhood prevails. But how we regard our past and present is a choice.

May 15, 2023 / Nasreen Abd Elal

Reflections on the 75th Anniversary of a Nakba That Never Ended

Reflections on the 75th Anniversary of a Nakba That Never Ended Reflections on the 75th Anniversary of a Nakba That Never Ended

In the decades since the event Palestinians know as "the Catastrophe," dispossession has become a timeless theme of the Palestinian experience.

May 15, 2023 / Mohammed El-Kurd

Kissinger’s Bloody Paper Trail in Chile

Kissinger’s Bloody Paper Trail in Chile Kissinger’s Bloody Paper Trail in Chile

The secret memo in which he plotted the murder of Chilean democracy.

May 15, 2023 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh

Henry Kissinger, War Criminal—Still at Large at 100

Henry Kissinger, War Criminal—Still at Large at 100 Henry Kissinger, War Criminal—Still at Large at 100

We now know a great deal about the crimes he committed while in office, from helping Nixon derail the Paris Peace Talks and prolong the Vietnam War to green-lighting the invasion o...

May 15, 2023 / Feature / Greg Grandin

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