A ‘High Noon’ Moment for Ukraine A ‘High Noon’ Moment for Ukraine
Stephen Cohen discusses this month's negotiations over the conflict in Ukraine and the current proposal for a Ukrainian federation.
Feb 27, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Report From the Front: Libya’s Descent Into Chaos Report From the Front: Libya’s Descent Into Chaos
As ignorant armies clash by night, civilians bear the brunt of a collapsing economy.
Feb 25, 2015 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
The Lethal Legacy of the Vietnam War The Lethal Legacy of the Vietnam War
Fifty years after the first US troops came ashore at Da Nang, the Vietnamese are still coping with unexploded bombs and Agent Orange.
Feb 25, 2015 / Feature / George Black
Obama’s Military-Force Resolution Sets the Stage for a New Era of Imperialism Obama’s Military-Force Resolution Sets the Stage for a New Era of Imperialism
The AUMF has legitimized expanded presidential war-making.
Feb 25, 2015 / Michael T. Klare
The Necessity of ‘Citizenfour’ The Necessity of ‘Citizenfour’
A win for the Edward Snowden documentary is a win for democracy.
Feb 25, 2015 / Ali Gharib
How ‘Islamic’ Is the Islamic State? How ‘Islamic’ Is the Islamic State?
Those who claim that this destructive cult’s ideology reflects some essential aspect of Islam are obscuring its origins—in George W. Bush’s illegal war that destroyed Iraq and fome...
Feb 24, 2015 / Juan Cole
What the $655.5 Million Terrorism Judgement Against the Palestinian Authority Really Means What the $655.5 Million Terrorism Judgement Against the Palestinian Authority Really Means
The verdict by twelve New York City jurors may have wounded the PA and the PLO, but it cannot slow the drive for Palestinian rights.
Feb 24, 2015 / George Bisharat
You Must Follow International Law (Unless You’re America) You Must Follow International Law (Unless You’re America)
How Washington gave itself a global get-out-of-jail-free card.
Feb 24, 2015 / Alfred W. McCoy
Netanyahu’s Latest Falsehood: The US Didn’t Support the Establishment of Israel Netanyahu’s Latest Falsehood: The US Didn’t Support the Establishment of Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu’s new campaign ad rewrites history.
Feb 23, 2015 / John B. Judis
China Is Creating a New Economic World Order Right Under the West’s Nose China Is Creating a New Economic World Order Right Under the West’s Nose
From new “silk roads” to 40,000 miles of high-speed rail, China is poised to dominate the global economy in the twenty-first century.
Feb 23, 2015 / Pepe Escobar