Foreign Policy

Angela Merkel stares down Trump G-7

The Transatlantic Alliance Will Survive Trump The Transatlantic Alliance Will Survive Trump

The forecasts of its demise are premature. Why? Because there’s a shared interest in global domination.

Aug 27, 2018 / Mark Weisbrot

Donald Trump withdraws from TPP

Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever

The president who coined “the art of the deal” has drastically reduced his country’s value globally.

Aug 23, 2018 / Dilip Hiro

John Brennan

What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals

Valorizing an ex-CIA director and bashing Trump obscures what is truly ominous.

Aug 22, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Boy watches airstrike Yemen

Demand an End to US Support for the War in Yemen Demand an End to US Support for the War in Yemen

You can also spread the word about a historic nationwide prison strike and attend a protest to demand the Senate reject Brett Kavanaugh.

Aug 21, 2018 / NationAction

Kofi Annan Obituary

Remembering Kofi Annan Remembering Kofi Annan

He consistently expressed a powerful concern for poverty and human rights—but he often succumbed to US power and domination.

Aug 21, 2018 / Phyllis Bennis

Chinese Military Delegates

Will Trump’s Version of Foreign Policy Give Rise to a New Global Power? Will Trump’s Version of Foreign Policy Give Rise to a New Global Power?

As Washington’s influence in Asia recedes, Beijing’s grows ever stronger.

Aug 21, 2018 / Alfred McCoy

Afghanistan Soldier Sunset

The War in Afghanistan Is Headed for a Record The War in Afghanistan Is Headed for a Record

And it’s not a good one.

Aug 16, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

Russia Sanctions Currency Exchange

Sanction Mania vs. Russia Sanction Mania vs. Russia

For nearly 100 years, Russia has been under US sanctions, often to the detriment of American national security.

Aug 15, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump Saudi Arms Deal

America’s Gulf Allies Are Making the World a More Dangerous Place America’s Gulf Allies Are Making the World a More Dangerous Place

Maybe it’s time to ask, “With friends like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, who needs enemies?”

Aug 15, 2018 / Kate Kizer

Pence Montenegro

Montenegro and NATO’s Faustian Bargain Montenegro and NATO’s Faustian Bargain

Did Montenegro’s NATO accession increase the collective defense of the West or merely protect a corrupt regime?

Aug 10, 2018 / Gordon N. Bardos

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