‘Look for Hospitals as Targets’ ‘Look for Hospitals as Targets’
The historical record suggests that the US bombing of an Afghan hospital may not have been an accident.
Oct 5, 2015 / Greg Grandin
‘The Washington Post’ Finally Finds a War It Won’t Cheer ‘The Washington Post’ Finally Finds a War It Won’t Cheer
The Post is coming down hard against Russia’s operations in Syria.
Oct 5, 2015 / James Carden
October 5, 2000: Mass Protests Force the Resignation of Serbian Dictator Slobodan Milošević October 5, 2000: Mass Protests Force the Resignation of Serbian Dictator Slobodan Milošević
“It is obvious that Milosevic has been humiliated, exposed, unmasked, disgraced.”
Oct 5, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
How to End the Civil War in Syria How to End the Civil War in Syria
It won’t be easy, but there are concrete measures we can take right now to relieve the agony.
Oct 1, 2015 / The Editors
Is Turkey Returning to Civil War? Is Turkey Returning to Civil War?
The cease-fire between the government and the Kurdish PKK has broken down, with increasing repression of the media and opposition political activists.
Sep 30, 2015 / Constanze Letsch
Putin at the UN Putin at the UN
Russian leader asks, will the US rethink its destructive, “revolutionary” role in the world?
Sep 30, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Obama and Putin Meet in New York, Agree on Nothing Obama and Putin Meet in New York, Agree on Nothing
The US establishment doesn’t understand that Russia’s foray into Syria is more than an imperial gamble.
Sep 29, 2015 / James Carden
The Most Exceptional Thing About America Is Our Paranoia The Most Exceptional Thing About America Is Our Paranoia
In the United States, you’re more likely to be crushed by falling furniture than killed by a terrorist—but try telling that to Washington.
Sep 29, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
How One Man Laid the Groundwork for Today’s Crisis in the Middle East How One Man Laid the Groundwork for Today’s Crisis in the Middle East
We’re still paying the price of Henry Kissinger’s “grand strategies.”
Sep 28, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Why Syrian Refugees in Turkey Are Leaving for Europe Why Syrian Refugees in Turkey Are Leaving for Europe
“Maybe you’ll see a picture of me floating on one of those little boats.”
Sep 28, 2015 / Omar Ghabra