Hesitant Hope for the Fate of Yemen Hesitant Hope for the Fate of Yemen
Major political breakthroughs provide an opportunity to rein in the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. But progress is fragile.
Dec 20, 2018 / Chris Gelardi
The Trump Administration Rattles the Saber at Iran The Trump Administration Rattles the Saber at Iran
A Q&A with Dr. Trita Parsi, author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy.
Dec 5, 2018 / James Carden
The United States Is Militarizing the Globe The United States Is Militarizing the Globe
Still trapped in a greater Middle Eastern quagmire, the US military prepares for worldwide combat.
Nov 21, 2018 / Danny Sjursen
A Leftist Foreign Policy Should Reject Economic Sanctions A Leftist Foreign Policy Should Reject Economic Sanctions
The United States should use its financial powers to bust oligarchs, end tax evasion, and create a fairer world economy.
Nov 20, 2018 / Nicholas Mulder
Syria Moves One Step Closer to Ending the Civil War Syria Moves One Step Closer to Ending the Civil War
Each player had its reasons for not going forward with a cataclysmic offensive against the last rebel stronghold, in Idlib.
Oct 17, 2018 / Roy Gutman
The Syrian War Is Still Raging, but the Battle Over Reconstruction Has Already Begun The Syrian War Is Still Raging, but the Battle Over Reconstruction Has Already Begun
Russia is pushing for Western funding—with little success.
Sep 5, 2018 / Richard Salame
How the Neocon Plan to Destabilize Iran Will Blow Back on the United States How the Neocon Plan to Destabilize Iran Will Blow Back on the United States
A destabilized Iran would make post-invasion Iraq look like Disney World by comparison.
Jul 26, 2018 / Juan Cole
Donald Trump’s Flight 93 Doctrine Donald Trump’s Flight 93 Doctrine
This might be the most self-defeating approach ever adopted by a modern American president.
Jul 23, 2018 / John Feffer
In Trump’s America, the Middle East Remains an Afterthought In Trump’s America, the Middle East Remains an Afterthought
And yet US foreign policy is far from innocent in the disasters playing out in Syria, Yemen, and elsewhere.
Jul 19, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
This Think Tank Is Pushing Regime Change in Iran—and the White House is Listening This Think Tank Is Pushing Regime Change in Iran—and the White House is Listening
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies helped kill the nuke deal, but it’s not satisfied—it wants harsh new sanctions against any country doing business with Iran.
Jul 12, 2018 / James Carden