The Endless Trauma of Congo’s Forgotten War The Endless Trauma of Congo’s Forgotten War
Congolese civilians continue to suffer the bloody consequences of a lingering conflict.
Oct 10, 2019 / Nick Turse
Trump’s Erratic Syria Policy Deserves No Anti-Imperialist’s Cheers Trump’s Erratic Syria Policy Deserves No Anti-Imperialist’s Cheers
The Middle East mess requires diplomacy, not Trump’s green-lighting of Turkish aggression.
Oct 9, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Syria Pullout Will Destroy the Middle East’s Only Woman-Led Democracy Trump’s Syria Pullout Will Destroy the Middle East’s Only Woman-Led Democracy
Betraying Kurdish forces will threaten a thriving model of governance and empower ISIS all over again.
Oct 8, 2019 / Carne Ross
Centrist Elites Want Trump Impeached for Their Own Political Gain Centrist Elites Want Trump Impeached for Their Own Political Gain
Many of the elites demanding accountability for Ukrainegate were reluctant to do the same for the architects of the Iraq War and the Great Recession.
Oct 8, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Shook Everyone—Except Trump Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Shook Everyone—Except Trump
For Trump, outrage over the slaying of the journalist was just the cost of doing business with Saudi Arabia.
Oct 4, 2019 / Mohamad Bazzi
Unasked Questions About US-Ukrainian Relations Unasked Questions About US-Ukrainian Relations
Is US national security being trumped by loathing for Trump?
Oct 3, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Our Arms Race Is Never-Ending Our Arms Race Is Never-Ending
Hypersonic missiles are the latest entrant to our doomsday logic.
Oct 1, 2019 / Rajan Menon
UN Accuses US-Allied Forces of War Crimes in Syria UN Accuses US-Allied Forces of War Crimes in Syria
US generals are seemingly unaware of the allegations or whether they leveled Syrian villages.
Sep 27, 2019 / Nick Turse
The Tragic Logic of the Attacks on the Saudi Oil Plants The Tragic Logic of the Attacks on the Saudi Oil Plants
The strikes did not claim any human victims, they claimed oil, millions and millions of barrels of it—which is precisely why it may lead to war.
Sep 26, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich
Iran Has Called Washington’s Bluff Iran Has Called Washington’s Bluff
At the UN, Tehran is challenging the Europeans to defy Washington—and the attack on Saudi oil installations demonstrates that Iran can fight back against US sanctions, whether dire...
Sep 23, 2019 / Bob Dreyfuss