India’s Government Has Undermined the Very Essence of Federalism and Democracy India’s Government Has Undermined the Very Essence of Federalism and Democracy
With a precedent like the decrees on Kashmir, what will prevent the government from imprisoning possible critics elsewhere, then ripping up another state?
Aug 15, 2019 / Dilip D’Souza
This Is a New Low This Is a New Low
When Trump encouraged Israel to bar Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, he set another stunningly awful precedent.
Aug 15, 2019 / John Nichols
India’s Constitutional Coup in Kashmir Is Sowing the Seeds of Renewed Rebellion India’s Constitutional Coup in Kashmir Is Sowing the Seeds of Renewed Rebellion
Among Kashmiri Muslims, India is a foreign country and a hostile enemy. The latest decrees have provoked sorrow, despair, and anger.
Aug 13, 2019 / Barbara Crossette
In Memoriam: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dies at 32 In Memoriam: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dies at 32
The INF Treaty is survived by New START, but it too is in danger.
Aug 2, 2019 / Matt Korda
Will Spain Follow Europe’s Right-Wing Populist Trend? Will Spain Follow Europe’s Right-Wing Populist Trend?
The left’s failure last week to form a coalition reflects deep distrust between the Socialists and their rival, Unidas Podemos—and the right is elated.
Jul 31, 2019 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
The Case for a Coercive Green New Deal The Case for a Coercive Green New Deal
Only a massive, democratically elected administrative apparatus can stop climate change.
Jul 30, 2019 / John Feffer
Most Dem Presidential Candidates Are Attacking Trump’s Korea Policy—From the Right Most Dem Presidential Candidates Are Attacking Trump’s Korea Policy—From the Right
Sanders is the only one who has incorporated into his platform the ideas and strategies of peace activists.
Jul 26, 2019 / Tim Shorrock
Volodymyr Zelensky’s Landslide Victory in Ukraine May Become a Slippery Slope Volodymyr Zelensky’s Landslide Victory in Ukraine May Become a Slippery Slope
The new president must heal enormous social distrust if he doesn’t want to go the way of the previous administration.
Jul 25, 2019 / Nicolai N. Petro
Peace in Ukraine? Peace in Ukraine?
The friends and foes of a Kiev-Moscow settlement.
Jul 24, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Bizarre Bid for Political Relevance Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Bizarre Bid for Political Relevance
Iran’s ex-president wants to rebrand himself as an advocate for global freedom and democracy. It’s not working.
Jul 22, 2019 / Samuel Thrope