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Drone Strikes

How Progressives Can Change Middle East Policy How Progressives Can Change Middle East Policy

We must seek a stable balance of power, not coercive dominance.

Dec 21, 2016 / Feature / Hillary Mann Leverett

America Must Choose Diplomacy Over War

America Must Choose Diplomacy Over War America Must Choose Diplomacy Over War

This is what a non-imperial, truly internationalist foreign policy would look like.

Dec 21, 2016 / Feature / Phyllis Bennis

The Democratization of US Foreign Policy

The Democratization of US Foreign Policy The Democratization of US Foreign Policy

It’s the only way to stop a dangeous imperialist tradition.

Dec 21, 2016 / Feature / Jeffrey D. Sachs

Takae Helipad Protest

Can Indigenous Okinawans Protect Their Land and Water From the US Military? Can Indigenous Okinawans Protect Their Land and Water From the US Military?

As construction finishes on six new helipads, demonstrations to remove the military are reaching a fever pitch.

Dec 20, 2016 / Lisa Torio

James Mattis

Trump’s Cabinet Is a Coup Waiting to Happen Trump’s Cabinet Is a Coup Waiting to Happen

The president-elect’s main advisers are a clique of “warrior-generals” who may spell the end of the democratic experiment.

Dec 20, 2016 / William J. Astore

US Special Forces in Mali

Declassified: The Military’s Border-Busting Operations in Africa Declassified: The Military’s Border-Busting Operations in Africa

Officials say military operations in Africa are only about assisting partner nations. That’s not true.

Dec 19, 2016 / Nick Turse

Trump in Israel

Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Israel Could Kill the Two-State Solution Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Israel Could Kill the Two-State Solution

David Friedman is an extremist. If he gets his way, he’ll reverse decades of US policy and encourage apartheid rule over Palestine.

Dec 16, 2016 / Eli Clifton

Santa in Caracas

Christmas in Caracas? Worse Than the Grinch! Christmas in Caracas? Worse Than the Grinch!

Amid today’s crisis, what is salvageable from the Bolivarian Revolution? A conversation with Alejandro Velasco.

Dec 16, 2016 / Greg Grandin

CIA lobby

Why Are the Media Taking the CIA’s Hacking Claims at Face Value? Why Are the Media Taking the CIA’s Hacking Claims at Face Value?

Despite the CIA’s uninspiring record for the past 70 years, the media are defending the agency for all it’s worth.

Dec 15, 2016 / James Carden

Putin on TV

Cold War Hysteria vs. US National Security Cold War Hysteria vs. US National Security

Allegations that Putin “stole” the election for Trump further prevent the urgent discussion needed to cope with grave new Cold War dangers.

Dec 15, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

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