World Leaders

Stephen Cohen: Will a Putin Presidency Be Good for Russia? Stephen Cohen: Will a Putin Presidency Be Good for Russia?

Why does the mainstream media assume that a Putin presidency would have a detrimental effect on both the Russian people and American diplomacy?

Oct 18, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Nurses’ Prescription for Healing Our Economy Nurses’ Prescription for Healing Our Economy

When it comes to a financial transactions tax, European conservatives and American nurses are way ahead of President Obama.

Oct 5, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Mahmoud Abbas’s High-Stakes UN Gamble Mahmoud Abbas’s High-Stakes UN Gamble

The Palestinian leader’s defiance of Washington was applauded in Ramallah. But his diplomatic daring has little chance of success without a unified national strategy that dra...

Sep 28, 2011 / Graham Usher

Iran Set to Free Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal Iran Set to Free Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal

President Ahmadinejad tells NBC that he’ll pardon the hikers, freeing them in two days. I’m cautiously optimistic.  

Sep 13, 2011 / Blog / Richard Kim

Skulduggery in Talks With the Taliban Skulduggery in Talks With the Taliban

Both Pakistan and President Karzai are sabotaging US talks with the Taliban.

Aug 30, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

What Lies Ahead in Syria? What Lies Ahead in Syria?

As the Assad regime cracks down on protesters, it is waging a propaganda war on Syrians and stoking fears of a civil war.

Aug 9, 2011

Haiti WikiLeaks Sparks Political Furor and Elite Drama Haiti WikiLeaks Sparks Political Furor and Elite Drama

Secret US Embassy cables ripple through Haitian politics, imperiling the appointment of a new prime minister.

Jul 29, 2011 / Dan Coughlin

Medvedev, Zuma Seek Libya Accord Medvedev, Zuma Seek Libya Accord

Russia and South Africa try to mediate an end to Obama’s war in Libya.

Jul 5, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Crackdown in Cairo Crackdown in Cairo

Family members of Egyptians killed during the revolution are protesting as a crucial trial keeps gettting postponed by a judge with ties to Mubarak.

Jun 28, 2011 / Feature / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

WikiLeaks Haiti: Country’s Elite Used Police as Private Army

WikiLeaks Haiti: Country’s Elite Used Police as Private Army WikiLeaks Haiti: Country’s Elite Used Police as Private Army

A secret US Embassy cable describes how Haiti's business elite armed and deployed police units in pro-Aristide strongholds like Bel Air and Cite Soleil after the 2004 coup.

Jun 22, 2011 / Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives

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