Armed Conflicts

Trump Andrews Air Force Base

Trump Is Pushing the World Closer to Nuclear Peril Trump Is Pushing the World Closer to Nuclear Peril

It is not too late to end this dangerous status quo. Let’s demand a better future, one that is free from nuclear weapons.

Oct 30, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Anti-Nuclear War Demonstration

The Abolition of Nuclear Abolitionism? The Abolition of Nuclear Abolitionism?

President Trump’s withdrawal from the INF Treaty nullifies a historic precedent.

Oct 24, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Denis Mukwege

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Denis Mukwege Has Treated Congo’s Rape Victims for 2 Decades Nobel Peace Prize Winner Denis Mukwege Has Treated Congo’s Rape Victims for 2 Decades

The doctor faced an assassination attempt and government retribution after speaking out against violence and government abuses.

Oct 24, 2018 / Lauren Wolfe

US Soldiers Afghanistan

The War Anniversary You Forgot to Mark The War Anniversary You Forgot to Mark

The media have forgotten about America’s longest war.

Oct 22, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

Washington’s Ire Shifts From Kim Jong-un to Moon Jae-in

Washington’s Ire Shifts From Kim Jong-un to Moon Jae-in Washington’s Ire Shifts From Kim Jong-un to Moon Jae-in

Trump infuriated and insulted South Koreans when he said “they do nothing without our approval.”

Oct 19, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

Nadia Murad and Amal Clooney

‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad ‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad

In Alexandria Bombach’s documentary, we see the burden placed on celebrity survivors, particularly those from the non-Western world.

Oct 18, 2018 / Sarah Aziza

Trump Putin Vietnam

Inconvenient Thoughts on Cold War and Other News Inconvenient Thoughts on Cold War and Other News

Intelligence agencies, Nikki Haley, sanctions, and public opinion.

Oct 17, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Astana Talks

Syria Moves One Step Closer to Ending the Civil War Syria Moves One Step Closer to Ending the Civil War

Each player had its reasons for not going forward with a cataclysmic offensive against the last rebel stronghold, in Idlib. 

Oct 17, 2018 / Roy Gutman

Milorad Dodik

Why Ethnic Nationalism Still Rules Bosnia, and Why It Could Get Worse Why Ethnic Nationalism Still Rules Bosnia, and Why It Could Get Worse

Sectarianism was baked into the 1995 Dayton Agreement—but now, with the rise of nationalism across Europe, there are fewer brakes on it from the EU.

Oct 12, 2018 / Una Hajdari and Michael Colborne

Yemen Bus Bomb Hospital

American Officials Could Be Prosecuted for War Crimes in Yemen American Officials Could Be Prosecuted for War Crimes in Yemen

Under international law, Washington—during both the Obama and Trump administrations—has been a co-belligerent with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Oct 10, 2018 / Mohamad Bazzi

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