Foreign Policy

A Bad Idea: Using Military Force to Aid Syria’s Population

A Bad Idea: Using Military Force to Aid Syria’s Population A Bad Idea: Using Military Force to Aid Syria’s Population

R2P is a weapon for liberal interventionists and a tool for their allies, the old-fashioned conservative interventionists, too.

Feb 11, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

How Dick Cheney Became the Most Powerful Vice President in History

How Dick Cheney Became the Most Powerful Vice President in History How Dick Cheney Became the Most Powerful Vice President in History

It was Dick Cheney, more than any other official, who set the terms for the post-9/11 world we all share.

Feb 11, 2014 / Mark Danner

Dave Zirin: Celebration Capitalism at the Sochi Games

Dave Zirin: Celebration Capitalism at the Sochi Games Dave Zirin: Celebration Capitalism at the Sochi Games

In a panel at the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Nation sports editor Dave Zirin discusses the myriad controversies swirling around the Sochi Olympics.

Feb 10, 2014 / Press Room

Why Bankrolling Israel Prevents Peace in the Middle East

Why Bankrolling Israel Prevents Peace in the Middle East Why Bankrolling Israel Prevents Peace in the Middle East

Progress can’t be made toward a just settlement between Israel and Palestine until Washington quits arming one side to the teeth. 

Feb 10, 2014 / Chase Madar

The Not-So-Secret Ukraine Phone Call

The Not-So-Secret Ukraine Phone Call The Not-So-Secret Ukraine Phone Call

In which our ambassador to the European Union says, rather undiplomatically, "Fuck the EU!"

Feb 10, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

After an FBI Agent Checked the Wrong Box, a Woman Was Barred From US Entry for 9 Years

After an FBI Agent Checked the Wrong Box, a Woman Was Barred From US Entry for 9 Years After an FBI Agent Checked the Wrong Box, a Woman Was Barred From US Entry for 9 Years

A federal ruling reveals a wrongly checked box landed Rahinah Ibrahim on the TSA's no-fly list.

Feb 7, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Senators Demand a Vote Before More War in Afghanistan

Senators Demand a Vote Before More War in Afghanistan Senators Demand a Vote Before More War in Afghanistan

A new security agreement could keep US troops in Afghanistan indefinitely.

Feb 6, 2014 / George Zornick

This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners

This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners

Industrial rock band Skinny Puppy doesn't want its music to be used "as a weapon."

Feb 5, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Kerry’s Israel-Palestine Plan Will Challenge AIPAC

Kerry’s Israel-Palestine Plan Will Challenge AIPAC Kerry’s Israel-Palestine Plan Will Challenge AIPAC

The Israel lobby, defeated on Iran, is in a weakened state when it comes to what it really cares about: Israel itself.

Feb 3, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Torture That Flourishes From Gitmo to an American Supermax

The Torture That Flourishes From Gitmo to an American Supermax The Torture That Flourishes From Gitmo to an American Supermax

A civil rights attorney reports from the belly of the post-9/11 justice system. 

Jan 30, 2014 / Pardiss Kebriaei

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