The Message Behind the Senate GOP’s Letter to Iran The Message Behind the Senate GOP’s Letter to Iran
It's official: the Republican establishment in Washington has completely delegated its policy on Iran and Israel to its most hardline factions.
Mar 12, 2015 / Jim Lobe and Foreign Policy In Focus
There Is a Real Chance of War With Russia There Is a Real Chance of War With Russia
The crisis in Ukraine has reached a fork in the road.
Mar 12, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Real Reason Behind the Oil Price Collapse The Real Reason Behind the Oil Price Collapse
It’s not overproduction in shale fields, and it’s not global economic stagnation. It’s something far more threatening to Big Oil’s business model.
Mar 12, 2015 / Michael T. Klare
‘Daily News’ to GOP ‘Traitors’: Drop Dead ‘Daily News’ to GOP ‘Traitors’: Drop Dead
The Fox News Congress gets a taste of its own medicine.
Mar 11, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs
Amid a delayed election and a horrific Boko Haram insurgency, Nigerian women and girls are increasingly becoming targets—and tools—of violence.
Mar 11, 2015 / Krista Walton Potter, Anna Tenuta, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Meet Tom Cotton, the Senator Behind the Republicans’ Letter to Iran Meet Tom Cotton, the Senator Behind the Republicans’ Letter to Iran
This isn’t the first outlandish stunt Cotton has pulled.
Mar 10, 2015 / Ali Gharib
Is Venezuela Really an ‘Extraordinary Threat’ to the United States? Is Venezuela Really an ‘Extraordinary Threat’ to the United States?
By declaring Venezuela a national security threat, Obama has actually strengthened president Maduro.
Mar 10, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the American War State Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the American War State
For the daughter of two radical pacifists, antiwar advocacy runs in the family.
Mar 10, 2015 / Frida Berrigan
Is the White House Trying to Silence Bob Menendez? (No.) Is the White House Trying to Silence Bob Menendez? (No.)
The most anti-Iran Democrat in Congress will be charged with corruption, and the neocons are buzzing with conspiracy theories.
Mar 9, 2015 / Ali Gharib
Behind Every Bad War of the Past Century Stands a Bad ‘Policy Intellectual’ Behind Every Bad War of the Past Century Stands a Bad ‘Policy Intellectual’
These well-dressed Washington think-tankers love nothing more than an invasion.
Mar 9, 2015 / Andrew J. Bacevich