The Future of Climate Change Is Widespread Civil War The Future of Climate Change Is Widespread Civil War
Failure to cap carbon emissions will not only bring on climate shocks, but also worldwide instability, insurrection, and warfare.
Nov 3, 2015 / Michael T. Klare
Will Iran Abandon the Vienna Peace Talks on Syria? Will Iran Abandon the Vienna Peace Talks on Syria?
Its invitation was unprecedented—but Tehran’s attendance may fall victim to the regional proxy war with Saudi Arabia.
Nov 3, 2015 / Juan Cole
November 3, 1986: The Iran/Contra Weapons-for-Hostages Deal Is Exposed November 3, 1986: The Iran/Contra Weapons-for-Hostages Deal Is Exposed
“The arms deal did not take place on the margins of policy but at its very heart.”
Nov 3, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
For Most Syrians, the Problem Isn’t ISIS—It’s Assad For Most Syrians, the Problem Isn’t ISIS—It’s Assad
Hospital workers in Syria, barely able to keep up with demand, are desperate to reduce the supply. Their plea: Stop the killing.
Nov 2, 2015 / Majed Aboali
‘Make No Mistake About It, This Is a War’ ‘Make No Mistake About It, This Is a War’
U.S. ground troops are being sent to Syria without congressional authorization. Why are so few members speaking up?
Nov 2, 2015 / John Nichols
November 2, 1917: The Balfour Declaration Promises British Support for a ‘National Home for the Jewish People’ November 2, 1917: The Balfour Declaration Promises British Support for a ‘National Home for the Jewish People’
“Its implications are science, industry, democracy, the whole growth of that torturous and bloody liberation of the masses of men from their oppressors in which consists the humani...
Nov 2, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Welcome to America, Where We Fight for the Freedom to Visit Disney World Welcome to America, Where We Fight for the Freedom to Visit Disney World
That’s why we went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, right?
Oct 29, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Turkey Has Its Own Ben Carson, and the Bad News Is That He’s Already President Turkey Has Its Own Ben Carson, and the Bad News Is That He’s Already President
With Syria’s civil war to its south and renewed conflict in Kurdistan, Turkey faces growing instability. But perhaps the greatest threat is a Putin-style autocracy.
Oct 29, 2015 / Juan Cole
October 28, 2005: White House Official ‘Scooter’ Libby Is Indicted in the Valerie Plame Affair October 28, 2005: White House Official ‘Scooter’ Libby Is Indicted in the Valerie Plame Affair
“One doesn’t need indictments—or convictions—to see this case as a clear representation of the way Bush and his crew do business.“
Oct 28, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Ending Colombia’s 100-Year War Ending Colombia’s 100-Year War
Peace talks, nudged along by Cuba and the Vatican, might finally bring an end to the hemisphere’s longest-running civil war.
Oct 27, 2015 / Greg Grandin