The Seasons After the Arab Spring The Seasons After the Arab Spring
Recent uprisings in Sudan and Algeria have avoided mistakes of 2011.
Jun 25, 2019 / Gilbert Achcar
2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending 2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending
They should take a stand at the debates against the Pentagon’s bloated budget.
Jun 25, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Two Young Iraqi Activists Insist on Peace Two Young Iraqi Activists Insist on Peace
Noof Assi and Zain Mohammed have been organizing gatherings and carnivals even in the face of Trump’s warmongering.
Jun 14, 2019 / Laura Gottesdiener
It Is Long Past Time for a National Reckoning With the Catastrophic Costs of Endless War It Is Long Past Time for a National Reckoning With the Catastrophic Costs of Endless War
We need space for real dissent from the views of a foreign policy establishment that has so clearly failed us.
Mar 26, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
ICE Is Terrorizing Iraqi-American Communities ICE Is Terrorizing Iraqi-American Communities
The immigration-enforcement agency has launched a deportation campaign involving coercion, “demonstrably false” court declarations, and outright lies.
Mar 8, 2019 / Chris Gelardi
Who Lost America? Who Lost America?
The fall of the republic was foretold long before Donald Trump.
Feb 14, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
The Pentagon’s Shadow Military Bases The Pentagon’s Shadow Military Bases
Many well-known and secretive bases have long been left off the Defense Department’s books.
Jan 9, 2019 / Nick Turse
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
One Possible Winner in the Iraqi Elections: Iran One Possible Winner in the Iraqi Elections: Iran
Iraq’s parliamentary elections on Saturday could shift the balance of power away from the US.
May 11, 2018 / Simona Foltyn
Trump’s Most Dangerous Betrayal Yet Trump’s Most Dangerous Betrayal Yet
Trump’s presidency has taken a foreboding turn—from madcap farce and unending melodrama toward grim tragedy.
Mar 27, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel