Clouds Over Honduras Clouds Over Honduras
The country’s new president takes office amid rising tensions between developers on one side and indigenous and campesino communities on the other.
Jan 27, 2014 / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Obama Administration Admits It Can’t Control the Middle East Obama Administration Admits It Can’t Control the Middle East
Diplomacy first, on Iran, Syria and Israel-Palestine has it about right. If it’s real.
Oct 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iraq Warns the US: ‘Don’t Arm the Syrian Rebels’ Iraq Warns the US: ‘Don’t Arm the Syrian Rebels’
Vast carnage in Iraq as Syrian spillover threatens to reignite Iraq’s own civil war.
Sep 26, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Syria: Alternative to War Syria: Alternative to War
A diplomatic solution is possible.
Sep 11, 2013 / Stephen F. Cohen and Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Case Against Military Intervention in Syria The Case Against Military Intervention in Syria
There are both practical and humanitarian reasons to oppose US airstrikes in response to the horrific chemical weapons attack.
Aug 28, 2013 / The Editors
The Moment the US Ended Iran’s Brief Experiment in Democracy The Moment the US Ended Iran’s Brief Experiment in Democracy
Sixty years ago this week, the CIA successfully staged a coup to overthrow Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.
Aug 20, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Carnage in Egypt Carnage in Egypt
The Obama administration watches as US regional influence declines.
Aug 15, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Egypt’s Fake Mass ‘Rebellion’? Egypt’s Fake Mass ‘Rebellion’?
More and more, it seems that the revolt that mobilized against the Muslim Brotherhood was manipulated by the powers-that-be.
Jul 11, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Scenes of Chaos in Egypt Scenes of Chaos in Egypt
Deadly clashes shock a nation fresh off the heels of a military coup.
Jul 10, 2013 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Why Arming Syria’s Rebels Is Still a Bad Idea Why Arming Syria’s Rebels Is Still a Bad Idea
“Humanitarian” intervention would only deepen the humanitarian disaster.
May 8, 2013 / The Editors