War and Peace

Donald Trump Gives the Peace Sign

The Real Reason Neocons Are So Upset About Donald Trump The Real Reason Neocons Are So Upset About Donald Trump

The armchair warriors seem to be realizing that they could be frozen out of the corridors of power for the next four years.

May 23, 2016 / James Carden

Trudeau Apology to Sikhs

What the US Could Learn From Justin Trudeau About Saying ‘Sorry’ What the US Could Learn From Justin Trudeau About Saying ‘Sorry’

Rather than engaging in rhetoric targeting immigrants and Muslims, we should make substantive amends for past xenophobia.

May 20, 2016 / Deepa Iyer

Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Join the Campaign to Free Mohamedou Slahi, Detained at Guantánamo for 14 Years Without Charge Join the Campaign to Free Mohamedou Slahi, Detained at Guantánamo for 14 Years Without Charge

The author of Guantánamo Diary may finally have a chance at freedom.

May 19, 2016 / NationAction

Donald Trump Meets Henry Kissinger

When Donald Met Henry When Donald Met Henry

In the 2016 election, it turns out, all roads lead to Kissinger.

May 19, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Iraqi Kurdish Leader Calls for Redrawing Regional Borders—And Attacks Fellow Kurds

Iraqi Kurdish Leader Calls for Redrawing Regional Borders—And Attacks Fellow Kurds Iraqi Kurdish Leader Calls for Redrawing Regional Borders—And Attacks Fellow Kurds

Massoud Barzani praises Turkey’s authoritarian leader but has harsh words for the Turkish PKK and its Syrian Kurdish offshoot.

May 18, 2016 / Roy Gutman

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin

Slouching Toward War With Russia Slouching Toward War With Russia

The highly provocative and unnecessary ongoing US-NATO buildup in the Baltic states and Eastern Europe is bringing Washington closer to war with Moscow than at any time since the 1...

May 18, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Michael Ratner Was a Fearless Warrior for Justice—He Was Also My Beloved Uncle

Michael Ratner Was a Fearless Warrior for Justice—He Was Also My Beloved Uncle Michael Ratner Was a Fearless Warrior for Justice—He Was Also My Beloved Uncle

My relationship with Michael was entwined not only with questions of war, peace, and justice—but also with more intimate questions of family, aspirations, disappointments, anxiety,...

May 18, 2016 / Lizzy Ratner

Hiroshima

Obama’s Hiroshima Visit Can’t Undo the Past, but It Can Change the Future Obama’s Hiroshima Visit Can’t Undo the Past, but It Can Change the Future

The president still has time to mark a renewed commitment to a future without nuclear weapons. 

May 17, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Rebels in Aleppo.

Why Is Washington Supporting Fundamentalist Jihadis in Syria? Why Is Washington Supporting Fundamentalist Jihadis in Syria?

A CIA-backed rebel group has joined with Al Qaeda in attacking another rebel force—the one leading negotiations in Geneva.

May 16, 2016 / Juan Cole

US Marines in Afghanistan

How Long Does an American Military Promise Last? As Long As a Snapchat. How Long Does an American Military Promise Last? As Long As a Snapchat.

We can’t seem to remember our recent history for long enough to stop making the same mistakes over and over again.

May 16, 2016 / Peter Van Buren

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