Trump as New Cold War Heretic Trump as New Cold War Heretic
The president has broken with the nearly 20-year orthodoxy of blaming Russia alone for today’s post-Soviet confrontations.
Jul 18, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Parsing the Surreal From the Sensible in Trump’s Helsinki Performance Parsing the Surreal From the Sensible in Trump’s Helsinki Performance
He made many bizarre comments, but he is right to want to reduce tensions with Russia.
Jul 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Can a New Left Movement Shift Israeli Politics? Can a New Left Movement Shift Israeli Politics?
Standing Together is uniting Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in a shared struggle for economic and political justice.
Jul 18, 2018 / Hannah Pollin-Galay
I Came as a Journalist to Ask Important Questions I Came as a Journalist to Ask Important Questions
If I hadn’t been forcibly ejected from the Trump-Putin press conference, here’s what I would have asked.
Jul 17, 2018 / Sam Husseini
Special Operations Forces Continue to Expand Across the World—Without Congressional Oversight Special Operations Forces Continue to Expand Across the World—Without Congressional Oversight
Even Congress doesn’t know the extent of American military reach.
Jul 17, 2018 / Nick Turse
The Trump-Putin Summit: From Rivals to Confederates? The Trump-Putin Summit: From Rivals to Confederates?
We may be seeing the centralization of world power in the hands of two nuclear-armed megalomaniacs.
Jul 17, 2018 / Michael T. Klare
Pro Wrestler Sami Zayn Aims to Save Lives In Syria Pro Wrestler Sami Zayn Aims to Save Lives In Syria
WWE Superstar Sami Zayn’s new project is an effort to turn anger into action in the war-torn country.
Jul 13, 2018 / Dave Zirin
This Think Tank Is Pushing Regime Change in Iran—and the White House is Listening This Think Tank Is Pushing Regime Change in Iran—and the White House is Listening
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies helped kill the nuke deal, but it’s not satisfied—it wants harsh new sanctions against any country doing business with Iran.
Jul 12, 2018 / James Carden
It’s Time to Disrupt NATO It’s Time to Disrupt NATO
But not for the reasons Trump gives.
Jul 11, 2018 / Benjamin Schwarz
Summitgate and the Campaign vs. ‘Peace’ Summitgate and the Campaign vs. ‘Peace’
Not surprisingly, Trump’s meetings with NATO and Putin are being portrayed as ominous events by Russiagaters.
Jul 11, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen