How Ethnic Tensions and Economic Crisis Have Strengthened Europe’s Secession Movements How Ethnic Tensions and Economic Crisis Have Strengthened Europe’s Secession Movements
Borders may appear immutable, but events from Catalonia to Crimea prove that they are not.
Apr 9, 2014 / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus
Israel Celebrates a Return to the Status Quo in the Middle East Israel Celebrates a Return to the Status Quo in the Middle East
Many Israelis, Netanyahu included, were never serious about seeking a two-state solution in the peace negotiations.
Apr 8, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
GOP Pro–Gay Marriage Funder’s Other Agenda: Bombing Iran GOP Pro–Gay Marriage Funder’s Other Agenda: Bombing Iran
Paul Singer is one of the Republican Party’s most effective fundraisers—and a leading proponent of using military force against Tehran.
Apr 7, 2014 / Eli Clifton
A Diplomatic Resolution to the Crisis Over Ukraine Is Still Possible A Diplomatic Resolution to the Crisis Over Ukraine Is Still Possible
“We are two steps from the looming danger of war,” says Stephen Cohen. “That need not happen. There's a way out…”
Apr 7, 2014 / Press Room
How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock
Kerry should release an American peace plan and let the chips fall where they may.
Apr 5, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa
For years now, evangelical activists from the United States have been speaking out against homosexuality and cheering on antigay legislation all over Africa.
Apr 4, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus
How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises
Behind the scrim of the familiar and the empty, there lies a new, unnerving age that no one cares to focus on.
Apr 3, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
How Indigenous Communities in Honduras Are Resisting US-Backed Multinationals How Indigenous Communities in Honduras Are Resisting US-Backed Multinationals
Rio Blanco is just one of many communuties that have been fighting destructive dam projects.
Apr 2, 2014 / Beverly Bell and Foreign Policy In Focus
Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones
A bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday asks the administration to make a clearer distinction between combatants and civilians.
Apr 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Cold War Again: Who’s Responsible? Cold War Again: Who’s Responsible?
In the name of ‘democracy,’ the West has unrelentingly moved its military, political and economic power ever closer to post-Soviet Russia.
Apr 1, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen