Great Power Politics After Afghanistan Great Power Politics After Afghanistan
Resetting the global chessboard.
Aug 24, 2021 / Michael T. Klare
Afghanistan Women, Oppressed Future Afghanistan Women, Oppressed Future
The Taliban burns books and women’s road out of poverty.
Aug 24, 2021 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein
The War on Terror Is Only Evolving The War on Terror Is Only Evolving
Traditionally, when a war ends, there’s at least a nod to the peace that will follow. Not so with this war.
Aug 24, 2021 / Karen J. Greenberg
Another Lively Debate Another Lively Debate
If there’s one thing both sides can agree on, it’s that it’s not their fault.
Aug 24, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
Tokyo Hosts a Dangerous Paralympics in the Shadow of Covid Tokyo Hosts a Dangerous Paralympics in the Shadow of Covid
The Paralympics are supposed to be a celebration of people with disabilities. Instead, they will put many immunocompromised people at enormous risk.
Aug 24, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The Transformation of Afghanistan The Transformation of Afghanistan
Fanatics terrorized the Afghan people. For twenty years we fought there in a war. So what’s it going to be like when we’ve finished? Well, pretty much just like it was before.
Aug 24, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Why We Lost in Afghanistan Why We Lost in Afghanistan
The United States embarked on creating a new Afghanistan founded on values cherished by most Americans—women’s rights, for example—but not necessarily by most Afghans.
Aug 23, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Guam Was Ready to Help Relocate Afghans. Biden Ghosted. Guam Was Ready to Help Relocate Afghans. Biden Ghosted.
In 1975, the US military evacuated nearly 112,000 Vietnamese refugees to Guam. Why wasn’t this strategy used now?
Aug 23, 2021 / Chris Gelardi
Invasion of the US Capitol Invasion of the US Capitol
Conservatives continue to support January 6 rioters.
Aug 23, 2021 / OppArt / Laura Waller
Truth and Justification: On the Cruelties Against Indigenous People Truth and Justification: On the Cruelties Against Indigenous People
Five centuries on, the Doctrine of Christian Discovery is still being used—underpinning all Indian land law in this nation and across much of the globe.
Aug 23, 2021 / Gaeñ hia uh