South Sudan’s War on Women South Sudan’s War on Women
Survivors say rape has become “just a normal thing” for women caught up in the country’s civil war.
Aug 7, 2015 / Samer Muscati
Turkey Is Making the Kurds’ Fight Against ISIS Impossible Turkey Is Making the Kurds’ Fight Against ISIS Impossible
Turkey’s president has not only managed to weaken US support for its Kurdish allies, but his war is dividing the Kurdish front.
Aug 6, 2015 / Juan Cole
August 6, 1945: The US Destroys Hiroshima With An Atomic Bomb August 6, 1945: The US Destroys Hiroshima With An Atomic Bomb
“We face a choice between one world or none.”
Aug 6, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Is US Policy Toward Russia and Ukraine Falling Apart? Is US Policy Toward Russia and Ukraine Falling Apart?
Growing signs that Europe is no longer united in following DC’s hawkish policies.
Aug 5, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
August 4, 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin ‘Incident’ Sparks American Escalation in Vietnam August 4, 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin ‘Incident’ Sparks American Escalation in Vietnam
“After expending many billions of dollars and sacrificing hundreds of lives...there is still no end in sight.”
Aug 4, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
August 2, 1990: Iraq Invades Kuwait August 2, 1990: Iraq Invades Kuwait
“Unfortunately for the United States and its co-capitalists, the larger war is unwinnable.”
Aug 2, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
August 1, 1944: The Warsaw Uprising August 1, 1944: The Warsaw Uprising
“The democratic and progressive character of this struggle is testimony to the spirit prevailing in Poland today.”
Aug 1, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
If the Taliban Reconquer Afghanistan, Does It Matter If Mullah Omar Died? If the Taliban Reconquer Afghanistan, Does It Matter If Mullah Omar Died?
In all likelihood, the story of his death is being co-opted by various factions in Afghanistan for their own purposes.
Jul 30, 2015 / Juan Cole
Will France and Other European Countries Break With the US on the Ukrainian Crisis? Will France and Other European Countries Break With the US on the Ukrainian Crisis?
Or could we see a thaw in US–Russian relations?
Jul 29, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
July 28, 1914: Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia, Sparking the First World War July 28, 1914: Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia, Sparking the First World War
“Lest we forget, indeed! About nothing does the mob forget so quickly as about war.”
Jul 28, 2015 / Richard Kreitner