Why Is Venezuela in Crisis? Why Is Venezuela in Crisis?
Much of it is due to government blundering. But opposition protests, often violent, and destabilization from Washington have wreaked havoc as well.
Aug 17, 2016 / Gabriel Hetland
The Phony Populism of Donald Trump The Phony Populism of Donald Trump
Defeating Trump means unapologetically embracing the progressive populism needed to move the country forward.
Aug 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trump Opponents Hint at Sedition While Clinton Partisans Embrace the Neocons Trump Opponents Hint at Sedition While Clinton Partisans Embrace the Neocons
Regardless of who wins, this election has caused national-security experts to discard the traditional allegiances of the Iraq-War era.
Aug 15, 2016 / James Carden
The Myth of Trump’s Alternative Worldview The Myth of Trump’s Alternative Worldview
His foreign policy isn’t an alternative to US empire. It’s a cruder rendition of it.
Aug 10, 2016 / John Feffer
Neo-McCarthyite Kremlin-Baiting of Trump Continues to Prevent Urgent Policy Debates Neo-McCarthyite Kremlin-Baiting of Trump Continues to Prevent Urgent Policy Debates
While pro-Clinton “liberals” and others escalate their slurring of Trump as Putin’s “agent” and “puppet,” international developments vital to US interests are being ignored in this...
Aug 10, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Obama Expands the ISIS Bombing Campaign to a 4th Country, the Media Barely Notice Obama Expands the ISIS Bombing Campaign to a 4th Country, the Media Barely Notice
What began two years ago as “limited” air strikes in Iraq now includes Syria, Afghanistan, and Libya—all with little public debate.
Aug 5, 2016 / Adam Johnson
We Should Be Shocked, Shocked, at Reports of Russian Interference in US Elections We Should Be Shocked, Shocked, at Reports of Russian Interference in US Elections
Because, you know, it’s not as if Washington has ever done the same thing to other countries.
Aug 3, 2016 / William Greider
Cold War, Détente, Neo-McCarthyism, and Donald Trump Cold War, Détente, Neo-McCarthyism, and Donald Trump
The missing pro-détente argument may now be provoked by Donald Trump but is being suppressed by McCarthy-like attacks on the improbable messenger.
Aug 3, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Trump Wants to Stop the New Cold War, but Most of the American Media Just Doesn’t Understand Trump Wants to Stop the New Cold War, but Most of the American Media Just Doesn’t Understand
We should listen to what Trump says about Russia policy instead of Putin-baiting him.
Aug 2, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
We Need a Big Debate About Serious Issues, Not a New Cold War We Need a Big Debate About Serious Issues, Not a New Cold War
In their zeal to defeat Trump, Democrats are getting in the gutter with him—and as a result are on the verge of becoming the Cold War party.
Aug 2, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel