World Leaders

Dempsey and Kawano

Could Japan Become America’s New Proxy Army? Could Japan Become America’s New Proxy Army?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to alter a key provision of Japan’s constitution to lift the country’s 70-year ban on foreign deployments.

Jul 27, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

July 24, 1929: The Kellogg-Briand Pact, Outlawing War, Goes Into Effect

July 24, 1929: The Kellogg-Briand Pact, Outlawing War, Goes Into Effect July 24, 1929: The Kellogg-Briand Pact, Outlawing War, Goes Into Effect

“Despite the plaudits of its friends, it of course means no more than a first step.”

Jul 24, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner

John Kerry Testimony

John Kerry Makes the Case on Capitol Hill for a Deal With Iran John Kerry Makes the Case on Capitol Hill for a Deal With Iran

It’s this deal or war, the secretary of state claimed.

Jul 23, 2015 / James Carden

Presidents Putin and Jinping

The Geopolitical Big Bang You Probably Don’t See Coming The Geopolitical Big Bang You Probably Don’t See Coming

China and Russia are gearing up to create an economic zone beyond Washington’s reach.

Jul 23, 2015 / Pepe Escobar

Kerry and Putin

Who Is Blocking Ukrainian Peace Negotiations? Who Is Blocking Ukrainian Peace Negotiations?

Putin or the US-backed Kiev government?

Jul 22, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

John Kerry

John Kerry’s Next Challenge John Kerry’s Next Challenge

Confronting the war party on Ukraine

Jul 21, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Signaling a New Era in Relations, the Cuban Embassy Reopens in Washington

Signaling a New Era in Relations, the Cuban Embassy Reopens in Washington Signaling a New Era in Relations, the Cuban Embassy Reopens in Washington

Secretary of State John Kerry will attend a similar ceremony in Havana in August. Could a visit by President Obama be in the works?

Jul 21, 2015 / Peter Kornbluh

Sigmar Gabriel

Germany’s Social Democrats Are Colluding in Greece’s Destruction—and I’m Leaving The Party Germany’s Social Democrats Are Colluding in Greece’s Destruction—and I’m Leaving The Party

Germany’s largest left-of-center party no longer represents left values.

Jul 15, 2015 / Yascha Mounk

Spain Greece Protests

How Much Has Public Opinion Driven the Greek Debt Negotiations? How Much Has Public Opinion Driven the Greek Debt Negotiations?

Public opinion plays a larger role in negotiations than you might expect.

Jul 15, 2015 / Ethan Corey

BRICS 2014

Is the Ukrainian Crisis Triggering the End of the US-Dominated Post-1991 World Order? Is the Ukrainian Crisis Triggering the End of the US-Dominated Post-1991 World Order?

The emergence of a new multipolar world.

Jul 15, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

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