World Leaders

How Did Argentina’s Alberto Nisman Really Die?

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 / Blog / Greg Grandin

Did Obama Legitimize Extremist Violence With His Visit to India?

Did Obama Legitimize Extremist Violence With His Visit to India? Did Obama Legitimize Extremist Violence With His Visit to India?

The president roped once-non-aligned India into a strategic alliance, but only by bolstering the Modi government, with its religious intolerance and pro-corporate policies.

Jan 30, 2015 / Feature / Praful Bidwai

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

So why did we remain steadfastly loyal To this repressive, autocratic royal Whose nation’s where jihadist teachers thrive? Two hints: it’s black. Without it, cars can’t drive.

Jan 28, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The European Union Remains Divided

The European Union Remains Divided The European Union Remains Divided

Europe remains politically and economically divided.

Jan 28, 2015 / Nation in the News / Stephen F. Cohen

After Abdullah: Can Saudi Arabia Reform Before It Is Too Late?

After Abdullah: Can Saudi Arabia Reform Before It Is Too Late? After Abdullah: Can Saudi Arabia Reform Before It Is Too Late?

The new Saudi king faces a legacy of unrelieved authoritarianism, corruption, and regional, class and sectarian discontents, the result of the tepid and incomplete reforms of his p...

Jan 27, 2015 / Blog / Juan Cole

Haiti’s Political Earthquake

Haiti’s Political Earthquake Haiti’s Political Earthquake

Five years after the devastating earthquake, has Haiti fallen into de facto dictatorship?

Jan 22, 2015 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus

Ukraine Is in a Fog of War

Ukraine Is in a Fog of War Ukraine Is in a Fog of War

Stephen Cohen on continued conflict in Ukraine.

Jan 22, 2015 / Nation in the News / Stephen F. Cohen

Greece May Be About to Elect Europe’s First Left-Wing Government

Greece May Be About to Elect Europe’s First Left-Wing Government Greece May Be About to Elect Europe’s First Left-Wing Government

The Syriza party is poised to win Greece’s snap elections on an anti-austerity platform.

Jan 21, 2015 / Feature / Dimitris Bounias

What ‘The Interview’ Gets Right—and Wrong—About US Policy Toward North Korea

What ‘The Interview’ Gets Right—and Wrong—About US Policy Toward North Korea What ‘The Interview’ Gets Right—and Wrong—About US Policy Toward North Korea

The film perpetuates America’s myth of itself as the guardian of global peace. But in reality, it’s the United States that has too hastily escalated sanctions.

Jan 16, 2015 / Suki Kim

It’s 1983 All Over Again in Ukraine

It’s 1983 All Over Again in Ukraine It’s 1983 All Over Again in Ukraine

The Nation's Stephen Cohen tells John Batchelor why the latest violence in Ukraine reminds him of the early eighties.

Jan 15, 2015 / Nation in the News / Stephen F. Cohen

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