Syria

Fadwa holds phone with picture of her and her son

Syrian Women Seek the Truth About Their Missing Loved Ones Syrian Women Seek the Truth About Their Missing Loved Ones

As Assad eyes victory in Syria’s brutal civil war, the fate of tens of thousands of disappeared citizens remains an unsettling mystery.

Aug 9, 2018 / Sara Manisera

Sami Zayn

Pro Wrestler Sami Zayn Aims to Save Lives In Syria Pro Wrestler Sami Zayn Aims to Save Lives In Syria

WWE Superstar Sami Zayn’s new project is an effort to turn anger into action in the war-torn country.

Jul 13, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Destruction in Dera'a

Horror in Southern Syria, as 300,000 Flee a Government Assault Horror in Southern Syria, as 300,000 Flee a Government Assault

The Assad regime has indeed won—it has won the war against its own people.

Jul 11, 2018 / Loubna Mrie

Trump Putin Vietnam

The Necessity of a Trump-Putin Summit The Necessity of a Trump-Putin Summit

Ten ways the new US-Russian Cold War is increasingly becoming more dangerous than the one we survived.

Jun 6, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Airstrikes in Syria

Trump vs. Syrian Refugees: An Interview With Wendy Pearlman Trump vs. Syrian Refugees: An Interview With Wendy Pearlman

The author and researcher talks about the plight of Syrians fleeing their country’s violence.

Jun 1, 2018 / Jon Wiener

How Abortion Rights Triumphed in Ireland: Katha Pollitt

How Abortion Rights Triumphed in Ireland: Katha Pollitt How Abortion Rights Triumphed in Ireland: Katha Pollitt

Plus Wendy Pearlman on Syrian Refugees and Tom Engelhardt on America’s failed empire.

May 31, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

John Bolton

John Bolton Gets Another Chance to Undermine the UN John Bolton Gets Another Chance to Undermine the UN

Unlike Nikki Haley, his aim is destruction, not repair.

May 25, 2018 / Barbara Crossette

Trump Macron

Macron’s Mission Accomplished? Macron’s Mission Accomplished?

During his state visit, Macron made a bid to keep the Iranian nuclear accord alive while advocating for an increased Western role in Syria.

Apr 26, 2018 / James Carden

Red Square in Moscow

Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia

Cooperation with Moscow remains vital for American national security, but “Russiagate” allegations, now codified in a DNC lawsuit, are making that decades-long pursuit a crime.

Apr 25, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

John Bolton at a cabinet meeting with Donald Trump

Trump Is Discarding Laws and Assembling a War Cabinet. What Could Go Wrong? Trump Is Discarding Laws and Assembling a War Cabinet. What Could Go Wrong?

Congress needs to immediately check an out-of-control president.

Apr 23, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage

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