Let’s Not Fall Into the Cold-War Arms-Control Trap Let’s Not Fall Into the Cold-War Arms-Control Trap
For our national security, we need self-control more than we need arms-control talks.
Mar 27, 2018 / Patrick Lawrence
Trump’s Most Dangerous Betrayal Yet Trump’s Most Dangerous Betrayal Yet
Trump’s presidency has taken a foreboding turn—from madcap farce and unending melodrama toward grim tragedy.
Mar 27, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Donald Trump Has Been True to His Word on Human Rights Donald Trump Has Been True to His Word on Human Rights
His friendships with the world’s most notorious autocrats tell us everything we need to know.
Mar 26, 2018 / John Feffer
What Congress Can Do to Check a Warmongering Lunatic What Congress Can Do to Check a Warmongering Lunatic
John Bolton’s appointment as national-security adviser does not require Senate confirmation. That doesn’t mean Congress is powerless.
Mar 26, 2018 / John Nichols
Why British Conservatives Are Salivating Over the Oxfam Scandal Why British Conservatives Are Salivating Over the Oxfam Scandal
The Oxfam scandal is a moment of reckoning for the aid sector, but it also gives Tories a plum opportunity to undermine a critical voice.
Mar 23, 2018 / Helen C. Epstein
Welcome to Veracruz, Mexico, One of the Most Dangerous Places in the World to Be a Journalist Welcome to Veracruz, Mexico, One of the Most Dangerous Places in the World to Be a Journalist
Killing reporters here is only one element in a campaign of state terror.
Mar 23, 2018 / James North
Apocalypse Soon? John Bolton Is Set to Replace H.R. McMaster as National-Security Adviser Apocalypse Soon? John Bolton Is Set to Replace H.R. McMaster as National-Security Adviser
Even a cursory look at some of Bolton’s pronouncements on a number of high-profile foreign-policy challenges should be cause for grave concern.
Mar 23, 2018 / James Carden
Russia Endorses Putin as a Trusted Leader While Washington and London Condemn Him (Again) Russia Endorses Putin as a Trusted Leader While Washington and London Condemn Him (Again)
Some reflections on the Russian presidential election and on the Sergei Skripal case.
Mar 22, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
South Korean President Moon’s Gamble for Peace With North Korea Has Paid Off South Korean President Moon’s Gamble for Peace With North Korea Has Paid Off
But the diplomatic process will be managed by US and Korean spy agencies.
Mar 22, 2018 / Tim Shorrock
Living in Fear as a Muslim-American Veteran Living in Fear as a Muslim-American Veteran
Trump’s America is already hell.
Mar 22, 2018 / Nate Terani