What’s Really Behind the Saudi Attack on Yemen What’s Really Behind the Saudi Attack on Yemen
The monarchy’s motivations are not primarily sectarian.
Mar 27, 2015 / Juan Cole
How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon? How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon?
When it comes to the Pentagon’s new spending budget, the answer is not more money.
Mar 26, 2015 / William D. Hartung
We Need a Million More Bowe Bergdahls, Says a Former US Army Ranger We Need a Million More Bowe Bergdahls, Says a Former US Army Ranger
To kill somebody for a cause you don’t believe in is potentially worse than being killed yourself, because those scars last forever.
Mar 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
March 26, 1979: Israel and Egypt Sign Peace Treaty March 26, 1979: Israel and Egypt Sign Peace Treaty
“Whatever [Israel’s] reasons for postponing a termination date on the occupation,” The Nation observed, “the sooner it sets one the better.”
Mar 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
The Ukrainian People Deserve Better Than the Kiev Government The Ukrainian People Deserve Better Than the Kiev Government
Stephen Cohen talks with Jon Batchelor about how history informs the Ukranian crisis today.
Mar 25, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Greece’s Golden Dawn: Fascists at the Gate Greece’s Golden Dawn: Fascists at the Gate
The party is deeply rooted in the political culture of Greece.
Mar 25, 2015 / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus
Remembering Those Murdered At Oscar Romero’s Funeral Remembering Those Murdered At Oscar Romero’s Funeral
Dozens of poor El Salvadorans were killed during the bishop’s funeral thirty five years ago.
Mar 25, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Free Trade Isn’t about Trade. It’s About Bureaucrats—and Guns. Free Trade Isn’t about Trade. It’s About Bureaucrats—and Guns.
Free trade agreements like the TPP have provisions that are designed less for trade, and more about replacing public bureaucrats with private, corporate ones.
Mar 24, 2015 / Mike Konczal
What’s Next for Greece? Debating Syriza’s Options What’s Next for Greece? Debating Syriza’s Options
A reading list on the future of austerity in Greece, Europe and beyond.
Mar 24, 2015 / Joanne Landy and Thomas Harrison
The US’s ‘War on Drugs’ Has Spiraled Dangerously Out of Control The US’s ‘War on Drugs’ Has Spiraled Dangerously Out of Control
It didn’t work in Afghanistan, so let’s do it in Mexico.
Mar 23, 2015 / Rebecca Gordon