Armed Conflicts

Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza?

Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza? Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza?

The fight inside the historical profession heats up.

Mar 6, 2025 / Van Gosse

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on March 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson applaud behind him.

With Boasts, Threats, and Lies, Trump Proves He’s Always in Campaign Mode With Boasts, Threats, and Lies, Trump Proves He’s Always in Campaign Mode

The president understands that politics never stops. Democrats should do the same.

Mar 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A woman visits a memorial for fallen soldiers at at Kyiv’s Maidan, or Independence Square, on Saturday, March 1.

“We’re On Our Own”: Ukrainians Confront a New Reality “We’re On Our Own”: Ukrainians Confront a New Reality

Even leftists who disagree with some of Zelensky’s policies are glad he didn’t back down to Trump.

Mar 4, 2025 / Jared Goyette

Palestinian children attend a lesson in a classroom at a damaged school amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza City, on February 26, 2025.

Mr. Trump: It’s Time to Listen to What Palestinians Want Mr. Trump: It’s Time to Listen to What Palestinians Want

The president keeps floating his colonial takeover plan. But people in Gaza just want to go home. How do we know? Because we asked them.

Feb 28, 2025 / James Zogby

Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, speaking at the 2022 J Street National Conference held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.

Has J Street Gone Along With Genocide? Has J Street Gone Along With Genocide?

The “pro-Israel, pro-peace” advocacy group has seen its credibility shredded over its floundering response to the war on Gaza.

Feb 27, 2025 / Norman Solomon

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and House majority leader Hakeem Jeffries share a lighter moment. Many voters fail to see the humor.

Trump Is Unpopular—and So Are the Do-Nothing Democrats Trump Is Unpopular—and So Are the Do-Nothing Democrats

The president is increasingly hated, but so is an opposition party that fails to oppose.

Feb 21, 2025 / Jeet Heer

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Mannheim_20Feb.jpg The CDU offices in the Berlin district of Tempelhof-Schoeneberg splashed with light-blue paint—the AfDs party’s color.

Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election

In the wake of Trump’s victory—and his administration’s transformation from staunch ally to sneering adversary—Germany’s firewall against the far right is beginning to crack.

Feb 20, 2025 / Linda Mannheim

An illustration of Russian and US flags, photographed in Warsaw, Poland, on February 16, 2025.

The Trump Administration, the Democrats, and the Ukraine Peace Process The Trump Administration, the Democrats, and the Ukraine Peace Process

The challenges ahead.

Feb 20, 2025 / Anatol Lieven

Celebrations erupted around Syria and crowds ransacked President Bashar al-Assad's luxurious home on December 8 after Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus and declared that he had fled the country, in a spectacular end to five decades of Baath party rule.

What’s Next for Syrian Refugees? What’s Next for Syrian Refugees?

While Syrians around the world are celebrating the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, they are still cautious about what comes next.

Feb 19, 2025 / Helen Benedict

People hold banners during a rally in support of Ukrainian POWs near the railway station on February 16, 2025, in Odesa, Ukraine.

A New International Campaign Rises in Ukraine A New International Campaign Rises in Ukraine

Its goal is unmistakable: let the captives of Russia’s war go.

Feb 19, 2025 / Mary Kaldor and Luke Cooper

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