Why Are We So Afraid of China? Why Are We So Afraid of China?
What does the Chen Guangcheng story say about the United States?
May 7, 2012 / Chris Hayes
Voting in the Dark: Greece Goes to the Polls Voting in the Dark: Greece Goes to the Polls
Almost all the candidates in the Greek election—on the same day as the French—see support for austerity as political suicide.
May 4, 2012 / Maria Margaronis
The End of Sarkozy? The End of Sarkozy?
Socialist François Hollande defeated Sarko in the first-round vote. But the real victor may be National Front leader Marine Le Pen, now primed to play kingmaker.
Apr 25, 2012 / Agnès Catherine Poirier
Stalemate in Syria Stalemate in Syria
As the Syrian government clings to repressive tactics it knows best, the conflict becomes ever more intractable.
Apr 23, 2012 / Elizabeth Whitman
Jeffrey Sachs: Population Controller? (VIDEO) Jeffrey Sachs: Population Controller? (VIDEO)
Jeff Sachs, who promises he’d lead the World Bank to a new era, proposes more of the same—plus population control. That’s taking us to a new era of Malthus.
Mar 16, 2012 / Laura Flanders
America’s Failed (Bi-Partisan) Russia Policy America’s Failed (Bi-Partisan) Russia Policy
Twenty years after the end of the Soviet Union, the relationship features more elements of cold-war conflict than of stable cooperation.
Mar 8, 2012 / Stephen F. Cohen
UN Human Rights Council Reports on Abuses in Syria UN Human Rights Council Reports on Abuses in Syria
A new report has found the Assad regime responsible for crimes against humanity. Will it do anything to stop the bloodshed?
Feb 28, 2012 / Barbara Crossette
Will Germany’s New President Be a Thorn in Merkel’s Side? Will Germany’s New President Be a Thorn in Merkel’s Side?
Joachim Gauck could offer too striking a contrast to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s own devotion to a politics of small compromises.
Feb 22, 2012 / Norman Birnbaum
Jeremy Scahill: How US Counterterrorism Efforts Ignited an Islamist Uprising in Yemen Jeremy Scahill: How US Counterterrorism Efforts Ignited an Islamist Uprising in Yemen
Have US counterterrorism operations in Yemen actually strengthened the threats they were designed to eliminate?
Feb 16, 2012 / Press Room
Jeremy Scahill: Militant Blowback in Yemen Jeremy Scahill: Militant Blowback in Yemen
What role and responsibility does the United States have for the situation in Yemen?
Feb 16, 2012 / The Nation