Armed Conflicts

Afghan funeral

For the Women of Afghanistan, the War Isn’t Over For the Women of Afghanistan, the War Isn’t Over

War is never over when it’s over—but especially for the women of Afghanistan, both at home and abroad.

Nov 5, 2021 / Ann Jones

Taiwan Strait Helicopter

Dangerous Brinkmanship Over Taiwan Dangerous Brinkmanship Over Taiwan

How to avoid US-Chinese military conflict in the Western Pacific.

Oct 27, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

US army soldier in Northeastern Syria

Why Biden Should Continue Withdrawing After Afghanistan Why Biden Should Continue Withdrawing After Afghanistan

The political cost of leaving Afghanistan has largely been paid—and the geopolitical consequences have been positive.

Oct 26, 2021 / Trita Parsi, Beatrix Geaghan-Breiner, and Artin DerSimonian

Were the Recent Haiti Kidnappings Business, Politics—or Both?

Were the Recent Haiti Kidnappings Business, Politics—or Both? Were the Recent Haiti Kidnappings Business, Politics—or Both?

Both the assassination of Jovenel Moïse and the recent kidnapping of the Christian missionaries should be seen as a kind of blowback—blowback that has exposed our deplorable and fa...

Oct 21, 2021 / Column / Amy Wilentz

Elaine Luria

Meet Representative Elaine Luria, Chowderhead Meet Representative Elaine Luria, Chowderhead

The Virginia Democrat wants Congress to give the president the authority to go to war with China. Because the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was such a shining success.

Oct 14, 2021 / Column / Andrew J. Bacevich

Hagel speaks with Afghanistan troops

I Lived Through the US Military’s Culture of Surveillance I Lived Through the US Military’s Culture of Surveillance

As a military spouse, I’ve been threatened, silenced, monitored, and shamed by the very people my husband fought alongside.

Oct 13, 2021 / Andrea Mazzarino

Political Turmoil in Nicaragua

Why the Media No Longer Cares About Nicaragua Why the Media No Longer Cares About Nicaragua

Elite fixations often determine press coverage, and no one in power wants to talk about Daniel Ortega anymore.

Sep 28, 2021 / Eric Alterman

The American flag behind barbed wire

How Do We Confront America’s Attachment to Violence? How Do We Confront America’s Attachment to Violence?

Its toxicity has penetrated all too deeply into the soul of the nation.

Sep 27, 2021 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug

Biden Afghanistan War

It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex

Despite the end of two decades of war, a congressional committee just voted to increase the Pentagon’s budget by $24 billion.

Sep 21, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Russia’s War Against the Cold

Russia’s War Against the Cold Russia’s War Against the Cold

A new history considers how the struggle with Siberia’s permafrost redefined the country.

Sep 21, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson

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