Meet the New, Super-Expensive Stealth Bomber the US Doesn’t Need Meet the New, Super-Expensive Stealth Bomber the US Doesn’t Need
Jimmy Carter once canceled a massive weapons project because it was useless. Would Trump?
Jun 4, 2018 / William J. Astore
Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia
Is Putin really a “pariah” and Russia “isolated from the international community”?
May 30, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Democrats Are Missing the Opportunity to Offer an Alternative to Endless War Democrats Are Missing the Opportunity to Offer an Alternative to Endless War
The Democrats’ failure to advance a bold progressive alternative to President Trump’s belligerent policies and bloated defense budgets is a huge missed opportunity.
May 29, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Forget ‘America First’—Donald Trump’s Policy Is Drones First Forget ‘America First’—Donald Trump’s Policy Is Drones First
In Niger and elsewhere, Washington is using drones to expand the “War on Terror.”
May 25, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
With Trump’s Cancellation of the Summit With Kim, Korea Is Back in Crisis Mode With Trump’s Cancellation of the Summit With Kim, Korea Is Back in Crisis Mode
John Bolton’s intervention, with an assist from Mike Pence, was disastrous—but it’s not too late to get the talks back on track.
May 24, 2018 / Tim Shorrock
The Palestinian Nakba Wasn’t Just a Historical Event. It Has Continued Unabated for 70 Years. The Palestinian Nakba Wasn’t Just a Historical Event. It Has Continued Unabated for 70 Years.
Israel continues to steal Palestinian land, revoke residency rights, and destroy Palestinian homes so that Jewish Israelis can live in their place.
May 24, 2018 / Mohamed Buttu
Who Is Responsible for the New US-Russian Cold War? Who Is Responsible for the New US-Russian Cold War?
A discussion of the Stephen F. Cohen–Michael McFaul debate.
May 16, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
America’s ‘War on Terror’ Has Cost Taxpayers $5.6 Trillion America’s ‘War on Terror’ Has Cost Taxpayers $5.6 Trillion
And it’s earned us absolutely nothing.
May 16, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt
Palestine’s Nakba: 1948–2018 Palestine’s Nakba: 1948–2018
As the USA opens new embassy in Jerusalem, Israeli forces kill 61 and wound 2,700 protesters in Gaza.
May 16, 2018 / OppArt / Fadi Abou Hassan
Donald Trump Is Driving Us on a Road to Hell in the Middle East Donald Trump Is Driving Us on a Road to Hell in the Middle East
Rejecting the Iranian nuclear deal is just the beginning.
May 14, 2018 / Michael T. Klare