Amid the Clamor for War in Korea, Here Are Two Voices for Peace Amid the Clamor for War in Korea, Here Are Two Voices for Peace
A former Pentagon chief and a “dialogue practitioner” push for engagement.
Dec 12, 2017 / Tim Shorrock
The Death of a Dictator Leaves Yemen a Worse Mess The Death of a Dictator Leaves Yemen a Worse Mess
Ali Abdullah Saleh’s life is emblematic of the way the bright hopes of Arab nationalism have disintegrated into sectarianism.
Dec 11, 2017 / Juan Cole
In Syria, ‘Reconciliation’ Is Bleak In Syria, ‘Reconciliation’ Is Bleak
The people of Moadamiya and Daraya were once a legend of the resistance, but today we feel like we’ve been forgotten by the world.
Dec 7, 2017 / Humam Moadamani
In Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, Collective Punishment Is the Law of the Land In Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, Collective Punishment Is the Law of the Land
Civilians here, who live under an outdated colonial regime, have been terrorized by US drone strikes and extremist Islamists for many years.
Dec 6, 2017 / Umar Farooq
A US Immigration Case Offers a Rare Day in Court for Victims of Liberian War Crimes A US Immigration Case Offers a Rare Day in Court for Victims of Liberian War Crimes
Gruesome details of Liberia’s civil wars emerge from a Philadelphia courtroom.
Nov 28, 2017 / Robbie Corey-Boulet
Saudi Arabia’s Rivalry With Iran Is Further Destabilizing the Middle East Saudi Arabia’s Rivalry With Iran Is Further Destabilizing the Middle East
Riyadh’s divide-and-rule strategy has yielded few successes, and it hasn’t made a dent in Iran’s regional influence.
Nov 27, 2017 / Juan Cole
Russia Is Not the ‘No. 1 Threat’—or Even Among the Top 5 Russia Is Not the ‘No. 1 Threat’—or Even Among the Top 5
By declaring Putin’s Russia to be the greatest danger to America, the political-media establishment itself is endangering US national security.
Nov 27, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
What if This Had Happened on the Day After 9/11? What if This Had Happened on the Day After 9/11?
Things could have gone very, very differently.
Nov 27, 2017 / Danny Sjursen
Trump’s Pentagon Wants to Make Nuclear Weapons More ‘Usable’ Trump’s Pentagon Wants to Make Nuclear Weapons More ‘Usable’
That sounds like a good idea.
Nov 20, 2017 / Michael T. Klare
‘Russiagate’ Zealots (Mainly Democrats) Have Become a Major Threat to US National Security ‘Russiagate’ Zealots (Mainly Democrats) Have Become a Major Threat to US National Security
At an international summit in Vietnam last week, President Trump took necessary steps to reduce the perils of the new Cold War with Russia. Liberal Democrats call it “treasonous.”
Nov 15, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen