
Turkey’s Double Game and the US’s Double Standards Turkey’s Double Game and the US’s Double Standards
What the bombings in Ankara tell us about Turkey’s true motives in Syria.
Oct 12, 2015 / James Carden

October 12, 1870: Robert E. Lee Dies October 12, 1870: Robert E. Lee Dies
“Skill, courage, patience, and fortitude, and all in the highest degree, nobody can deny him.”
Oct 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

The New Cold War Is Now Being Waged on Three Fronts: Ukraine, Europe and Syria The New Cold War Is Now Being Waged on Three Fronts: Ukraine, Europe and Syria
It need not be on any of them.
Oct 7, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

The US Massacre in Kunduz Exposes the Bankruptcy of Obama’s National-Security Policy The US Massacre in Kunduz Exposes the Bankruptcy of Obama’s National-Security Policy
Air power inflicts horrific human-rights violations and has been thoroughly discredited as a means of fighting insurgencies.
Oct 6, 2015 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss

October 6, 1981: President Anwar Al-Sadat of Egypt Is Assassinated in Cairo October 6, 1981: President Anwar Al-Sadat of Egypt Is Assassinated in Cairo
“Policy must be built on a more solid foundation than personal intimacy with the current occupant of the Pharaoh’s throne.”
Oct 6, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

‘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