
President Poroshenko’s Problems and the Crisis of the US ‘Ukrainian Project’ President Poroshenko’s Problems and the Crisis of the US ‘Ukrainian Project’
Poroshenko’s succession of political setbacks reflects his regime’s unsavory history.
Apr 13, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Don’t Expect the Next Meeting of the Minsk Contact Group to Solve Anything in Ukraine Don’t Expect the Next Meeting of the Minsk Contact Group to Solve Anything in Ukraine
The conditions on the ground all indicate that the war is likely to grind on and on and on.
Apr 5, 2016 / James Carden

How Hillary Clinton Militarized US Policy in Honduras How Hillary Clinton Militarized US Policy in Honduras
She used a State Department office closely involved with counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq to aid the coup regime in Honduras.
Apr 5, 2016 / Tim Shorrock

The Trauma of Chemical Warfare Continues to Terrorize Syrians The Trauma of Chemical Warfare Continues to Terrorize Syrians
While the fragile Syrian cease-fire is holding, the horrors of the last five years aren’t easily forgotten.
Apr 1, 2016 / John Knefel

Islamic Extremism Is Not the Root Cause of Europe’s Terror Problem Islamic Extremism Is Not the Root Cause of Europe’s Terror Problem
European elites have a “youth revolt” on their hands.
Mar 30, 2016 / Joshua Holland

The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump
The Syrian-Russian retaking of a major ISIS stronghold and the West’s further control over the Kiev government refute the orthodox US narrative of the new Cold War, which Trump is ...
Mar 30, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

The Decades-Long Conflict in Western Sahara Just Got Worse The Decades-Long Conflict in Western Sahara Just Got Worse
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has aggravated tensions with Morocco—and done little to help the Polisario Front.
Mar 29, 2016 / Anna Theofilopoulou

What Obama Has Gotten Right About the Foreign-Policy Establishment What Obama Has Gotten Right About the Foreign-Policy Establishment
What we need today is a serious and sustained challenge to the “credibility” addiction that has failed our country for so long.
Mar 29, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Don’t Blame It All on Donald Trump Don’t Blame It All on Donald Trump
To treat Trump’s candidacy as an anomaly is to overlook the system that gave birth to it.
Mar 28, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

Trump v. Disastrous US Triumphalism in Foreign Policy Trump v. Disastrous US Triumphalism in Foreign Policy
Trump’s challenge to 20-year bipartisan consensus may finally produce the missing public debate.
Mar 23, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen