The End of Sarkozy? The End of Sarkozy?
Socialist François Hollande defeated Sarko in the first-round vote. But the real victor may be National Front leader Marine Le Pen, now primed to play kingmaker.
Apr 25, 2012 / Agnès Catherine Poirier
Stalemate in Syria Stalemate in Syria
As the Syrian government clings to repressive tactics it knows best, the conflict becomes ever more intractable.
Apr 23, 2012 / Elizabeth Whitman
Jeffrey Sachs: Population Controller? (VIDEO) Jeffrey Sachs: Population Controller? (VIDEO)
Jeff Sachs, who promises he’d lead the World Bank to a new era, proposes more of the same—plus population control. That’s taking us to a new era of Malthus.
Mar 16, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
America’s Failed (Bi-Partisan) Russia Policy America’s Failed (Bi-Partisan) Russia Policy
Twenty years after the end of the Soviet Union, the relationship features more elements of cold-war conflict than of stable cooperation.
Mar 8, 2012 / Stephen F. Cohen
UN Human Rights Council Reports on Abuses in Syria UN Human Rights Council Reports on Abuses in Syria
A new report has found the Assad regime responsible for crimes against humanity. Will it do anything to stop the bloodshed?
Feb 28, 2012 / Barbara Crossette
Will Germany’s New President Be a Thorn in Merkel’s Side? Will Germany’s New President Be a Thorn in Merkel’s Side?
Joachim Gauck could offer too striking a contrast to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s own devotion to a politics of small compromises.
Feb 22, 2012 / Norman Birnbaum
Jeremy Scahill: How US Counterterrorism Efforts Ignited an Islamist Uprising in Yemen Jeremy Scahill: How US Counterterrorism Efforts Ignited an Islamist Uprising in Yemen
Have US counterterrorism operations in Yemen actually strengthened the threats they were designed to eliminate?
Feb 16, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Jeremy Scahill: Militant Blowback in Yemen Jeremy Scahill: Militant Blowback in Yemen
What role and responsibility does the United States have for the situation in Yemen?
Feb 16, 2012 / Audio / The Nation
The Price of Dissent in Saudi Arabia The Price of Dissent in Saudi Arabia
Hamza Kashgari’s persecution—merely for tweeting uncertainty about his religious faith—exposes the cynicism and brutality of the kingdom’s royal-clerical ru...
Feb 15, 2012 / Toby C. Jones
Talking With the Taliban Talking With the Taliban
Hopefully, talks in Saudi Arabia and Qatar will converge, soon.
Jan 31, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss