Bring Them Home—Now Bring Them Home—Now
On Afghanistan withdrawal, Congress may be catching up with the American people—though not fast enough.
Dec 5, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Memoir of Glasnost A Memoir of Glasnost
Twenty years after the end of the Soviet Union, reflections on glasnost's fate.
Nov 14, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Stephen Cohen: Will a Putin Presidency Be Good for Russia? Stephen Cohen: Will a Putin Presidency Be Good for Russia?
Why does the mainstream media assume that a Putin presidency would have a detrimental effect on both the Russian people and American diplomacy?
Oct 18, 2011 / Press Room
Nurses’ Prescription for Healing Our Economy Nurses’ Prescription for Healing Our Economy
When it comes to a financial transactions tax, European conservatives and American nurses are way ahead of President Obama.
Oct 5, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Mahmoud Abbas’s High-Stakes UN Gamble Mahmoud Abbas’s High-Stakes UN Gamble
The Palestinian leader’s defiance of Washington was applauded in Ramallah. But his diplomatic daring has little chance of success without a unified national strategy that dra...
Sep 28, 2011 / Graham Usher
Iran Set to Free Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal Iran Set to Free Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal
President Ahmadinejad tells NBC that he’ll pardon the hikers, freeing them in two days. I’m cautiously optimistic.
Sep 13, 2011 / Richard Kim
Skulduggery in Talks With the Taliban Skulduggery in Talks With the Taliban
Both Pakistan and President Karzai are sabotaging US talks with the Taliban.
Aug 30, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
What Lies Ahead in Syria? What Lies Ahead in Syria?
As the Assad regime cracks down on protesters, it is waging a propaganda war on Syrians and stoking fears of a civil war.
Aug 9, 2011
Haiti WikiLeaks Sparks Political Furor and Elite Drama Haiti WikiLeaks Sparks Political Furor and Elite Drama
Secret US Embassy cables ripple through Haitian politics, imperiling the appointment of a new prime minister.
Jul 29, 2011 / Dan Coughlin
Medvedev, Zuma Seek Libya Accord Medvedev, Zuma Seek Libya Accord
Russia and South Africa try to mediate an end to Obama’s war in Libya.
Jul 5, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss