World Leaders

Jared Kushner’s Saudi Side-Hustle Merits a Full-On Criminal Inquiry

Jared Kushner’s Saudi Side-Hustle Merits a Full-On Criminal Inquiry Jared Kushner’s Saudi Side-Hustle Merits a Full-On Criminal Inquiry

Elizabeth Warren has called on the DOJ to investigate how Trump’s son-in-law secured a $2 billion investment from a fund headed by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince.

Apr 20, 2022 / John Nichols

Protesters dressed with cutout faces of Biden and Putin prepare to throw nuclear weapons in the garbage

Ukraine’s Nuclear Flashpoints Ukraine’s Nuclear Flashpoints

How to avoid Armageddon in the new nuclear era.

Apr 20, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

Emmanuel Macron gesticulates while speaking to the press

The Rank Opportunism of Emmanuel Macron The Rank Opportunism of Emmanuel Macron

How the French president stumbled into a legitimacy crisis.

Apr 19, 2022 / Harrison Stetler

Press gaggle

The American Media’s Approach to War Coverage Needs to Be Fundamentally Reimagined The American Media’s Approach to War Coverage Needs to Be Fundamentally Reimagined

We need more reporting on forgotten conflicts—and more stories that spotlight how war ravages people and leads to atrocities.

Apr 19, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A man waves a blue flag in a crowd

Should NATO Exist? Should NATO Exist?

David Klion argues that NATO’s function now is to contain a war, while Chase Madar writes that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows that the US’s European allies are capable of defen...

Apr 15, 2022 / Editorial / David Klion and Chase Madar

America’s Hypocrisy Over Ukraine and “Spheres of Influence”

America’s Hypocrisy Over Ukraine and “Spheres of Influence” America’s Hypocrisy Over Ukraine and “Spheres of Influence”

The principle of each country’s right to determine its own foreign policy clearly does not apply in the Western Hemisphere. 

Apr 12, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Help Ukraine

Help Ukraine Help Ukraine

Atrocity.

Apr 12, 2022 / OppArt / Shuyu Miao

Pakistan Imran Khan PTI

The Tragedy of Imran Khan The Tragedy of Imran Khan

Defeated in a vote of no confidence on Sunday, the ousted prime minister leaves behind an image of intellectual decay and whimsical dysfunction.

Apr 12, 2022 / Hasan Ali

collapsed building in the town of Borodianka.

Russia’s War in Ukraine: How It Could End Russia’s War in Ukraine: How It Could End

A conversation with Anatol Lieven.

Apr 11, 2022 / Jon Wiener

People seated around a horseshoe shaped table watch an on-screen address from Ukraine's president

The Ukraine Crisis Comes to the UN The Ukraine Crisis Comes to the UN

Volodymyr Zelensky delivers an impassioned speech—and the General Assembly revises its role.

Apr 8, 2022 / Barbara Crossette

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