Foreign Policy

Today’s GOP Is Out of Sync With Cuban-Americans

Today’s GOP Is Out of Sync With Cuban-Americans Today’s GOP Is Out of Sync With Cuban-Americans

Even after more than a decade, the GOP’s position on relations with Cuba hasn’t changed.

Apr 21, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

We Need a New US-Russia Détente

We Need a New US-Russia Détente We Need a New US-Russia Détente

What will it take to repair US-Russian relations?

Apr 20, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

How NBC Knowingly Let Syria Rebels’ False War Propaganda Stand For Years

How NBC Knowingly Let Syria Rebels’ False War Propaganda Stand For Years How NBC Knowingly Let Syria Rebels’ False War Propaganda Stand For Years

Not correcting the story of Richard Engel’s kidnapping is worse than the Brian Williams scandal.

Apr 17, 2015 / Ali Gharib

April 17, 1961: US-Backed Guerrillas Invade Cuba via the Bay of Pigs

April 17, 1961: US-Backed Guerrillas Invade Cuba via the Bay of Pigs April 17, 1961: US-Backed Guerrillas Invade Cuba via the Bay of Pigs

“If they fail,” The Nation warned many months in advance, “the United States will lose face in an almost irreparable way.”

Apr 17, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

The Alternative to Minsk II Is War

The Alternative to Minsk II Is War The Alternative to Minsk II Is War

Stephen Cohen talks to John Batchelor about what will happen if Minsk II fails.

Apr 16, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Our Man in Panama: How Obama’s Summitry Could Change Relations With Latin America

Our Man in Panama: How Obama’s Summitry Could Change Relations With Latin America Our Man in Panama: How Obama’s Summitry Could Change Relations With Latin America

The president’s rapprochement with Raúl Castro is a crucial step in overcoming the long history of US intervention in the region.

Apr 16, 2015 / Peter Kornbluh

The Deep Roots of the Ukraine Crisis

The Deep Roots of the Ukraine Crisis The Deep Roots of the Ukraine Crisis

We must rethink the post–Cold War security order.

Apr 15, 2015 / Feature / Richard Sakwa

Javad Zarif

Why the Deal With Iran Is Worth Fighting For Why the Deal With Iran Is Worth Fighting For

It will not only forestall a Mideast arms race; it could lead to resolution of a number of other regional crises.

Apr 14, 2015 / Michael T. Klare

Why We Must Return to the US-Russian Parity Principle

Why We Must Return to the US-Russian Parity Principle Why We Must Return to the US-Russian Parity Principle

The choice is either a New Détente or a more perilous Cold War.

Apr 14, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

The US Carried Out 674 Military Operations in Africa Last Year. Did You Hear About Any of Them?

The US Carried Out 674 Military Operations in Africa Last Year. Did You Hear About Any of Them? The US Carried Out 674 Military Operations in Africa Last Year. Did You Hear About Any of Them?

The US military publicly insists its presence in Africa is negligible. Is that why they call it an American “battlefield” behind closed doors?

Apr 14, 2015 / Nick Turse

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