The Many Manipulations of Henry Kissinger The Many Manipulations of Henry Kissinger
In his new biography, Niall Ferguson is blind to his subject’s recklessness and treachery.
Jan 7, 2016 / Books & the Arts / David Milne
World Disorder in the New Year World Disorder in the New Year
Civil, terrorist, and trade wars are now destabilizing the international order, abetted by the US-Russian Cold War.
Jan 6, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Why the Saudi-Iranian Cold War Is Heating Up Why the Saudi-Iranian Cold War Is Heating Up
It’s not a religious struggle—though both sides deploy sectarianism as a recruiting tool.
Jan 6, 2016 / Juan Cole
Why ISIS Is the Minor Leagues of Terror Why ISIS Is the Minor Leagues of Terror
Putting threats into perspective for 2016.
Jan 5, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
What Do the Bundy Brothers Have Against Wildlife? What Do the Bundy Brothers Have Against Wildlife?
The occupiers at Malheur are seeking to overturn vital federal land management and environmental protection.
Jan 4, 2016 / John Nichols
Russ Feingold Warns Against ‘Yet Another Rush Toward a Full-Scale Ground Invasion’ of Syria and Iraq Russ Feingold Warns Against ‘Yet Another Rush Toward a Full-Scale Ground Invasion’ of Syria and Iraq
The veteran senator and US envoy says that “we cannot repeat the mistakes of the past.”
Dec 28, 2015 / John Nichols
December 28, 1973: Alexsander Solzhenitsyn’s ‘Gulag Archipelago’ is Published December 28, 1973: Alexsander Solzhenitsyn’s ‘Gulag Archipelago’ is Published
“The duty is not only to memorialize the fallen, it is also to confront the living.”
Dec 28, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Letters From the January 11-18, 2015, Issue Letters From the January 11-18, 2015, Issue
A war by any other name… debtors’ prism… Trump in poetry and prose… reimainging restoration (web only)…
Dec 23, 2015 / Our Readers, Mike Konczal, and Eilís O’Neill
Remembering Benedict Anderson Remembering Benedict Anderson
The renowned scholar exemplified intellectual passion and political engagement.
Dec 23, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Post-1991 World Order Is Crumbling—When Will the US Adjust? The Post-1991 World Order Is Crumbling—When Will the US Adjust?
Despite transformational events from Ukraine and the European Union to the Middle East, Washington refuses to re-think anything.
Dec 23, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen