Accidents and Disasters

Mike Pompeo Iran

How the US Media Demonizes Iran How the US Media Demonizes Iran

Lesson 1: When the missile is American, use the passive voice.

Aug 19, 2019 / Serge Halimi and Pierre Rimbert

Ukrainian flag

Peace in Ukraine? Peace in Ukraine?

The friends and foes of a Kiev-Moscow settlement.

Jul 24, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Anti-Trump protester's sign

Washington’s Dr. Strangeloves Washington’s Dr. Strangeloves

Is plunging Russia into darkness really a good idea?

Jun 19, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump Putin Vietnam

Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security

If Venezuela becomes a Cuban Missile–like Crisis, will Trump be free to resolve it peacefully?

May 8, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

It’s Time to Pay Our Climate Debt to Countries Like Mozambique

It’s Time to Pay Our Climate Debt to Countries Like Mozambique It’s Time to Pay Our Climate Debt to Countries Like Mozambique

As a start, the US and other Western countries must help rebuild the vast areas destroyed by Cyclone Idai.

Apr 22, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

Cathedral of Notre Dame going up in flames

The Burning of Notre Dame Is Not Just a Tragedy—It’s an Opportunity The Burning of Notre Dame Is Not Just a Tragedy—It’s an Opportunity

It’s an occasion to a consider a more expansive idea of what it means to be French.

Apr 17, 2019 / Daniel Judt

Muller in June, 2017

The Fictitious ‘Russian Attack’ vs. the Real Imperative to ‘Cooperate With Russia’ The Fictitious ‘Russian Attack’ vs. the Real Imperative to ‘Cooperate With Russia’

The Kremlin did not “attack America” in 2016, but the myth could lead to war between the nuclear superpowers.

Apr 3, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Iraq US Coalition Airstrike

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

Russian Jets and Flags

The Cold War Ides of March The Cold War Ides of March

US Cold Warriors escalate toward actual war with Russia.

Mar 20, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Climate Change Is Here—and It Looks Like Starvation

Climate Change Is Here—and It Looks Like Starvation Climate Change Is Here—and It Looks Like Starvation

But don’t expect to hear about it on the nightly news.

Mar 1, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

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