On the Ukrainian Crisis: Why a New Cold War? On the Ukrainian Crisis: Why a New Cold War?
This is the most dangerous geopolitical situation since the Cuban missile crisis.
Feb 19, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Minsk 2 May Be the Last Chance Minsk 2 May Be the Last Chance
The Nation’s Stephen Cohen tells John Batchelor that the fragile deal may be the last exit on the road to war with Russia.
Feb 18, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power
Syriza and its allies responded to crisis in a way no one could have imagined. Will it work?
Feb 18, 2015 / Feature / Sarah Leonard
Benjamin Netanyahu Is Playing With Fire Benjamin Netanyahu Is Playing With Fire
By suggesting that he is the de facto leader of American Jews, he could be undermining the “special relationship.”
Feb 17, 2015 / M.J. Rosenberg
In Ukraine Negotiations, the Buck Stops With Obama In Ukraine Negotiations, the Buck Stops With Obama
Stephen Cohen talks to John Batchelor about the dangers of sending lethal aid to Ukraine.
Feb 12, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
The New Greek Government Refuses to Agree to Unpayable Debts The New Greek Government Refuses to Agree to Unpayable Debts
The Syriza coalition is not just pushing for a better deal—it is saying no to a self-destructive game.
Feb 12, 2015 / Maria Margaronis
The Videogame That Yanis Varoufakis Used to Study the Eurozone The Videogame That Yanis Varoufakis Used to Study the Eurozone
Greece’s new finance minister has studied a huge, functioning economy in incredible detail already—through an online multiplayer videogame.
Feb 12, 2015 / Helen Lewis
Netanyahu: Remorseless Warmongers Make the Best Bibi-Sitters Netanyahu: Remorseless Warmongers Make the Best Bibi-Sitters
Don’t fall for Bibi’s bid to repackage himself as a kindly mensch.
Feb 6, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Why I Heart King Abdullah Why I Heart King Abdullah
He was an old-school monarch who made America feel good about itself again.
Feb 4, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt
How Did Argentina’s Alberto Nisman Really Die? How Did Argentina’s Alberto Nisman Really Die?
The apparent murder of an Argentine prosecutor raises more questions than it answers.
Feb 3, 2015 / Greg Grandin