Foreign Policy

When Success Is Failure

When Success Is Failure When Success Is Failure

Why it’s hard to make sense of US foreign policy.

Nov 26, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman

Telecom Shareholders Demand Data on Government Surveillance

Telecom Shareholders Demand Data on Government Surveillance Telecom Shareholders Demand Data on Government Surveillance

Activist investors are pushing for accountability from AT&T and Verizon.

Nov 26, 2013 / Andrés S. Pertierra

Will Congress Wreck the Nuclear Deal with Iran?

Will Congress Wreck the Nuclear Deal with Iran? Will Congress Wreck the Nuclear Deal with Iran?

New sanctions could ruin the prospects for a long-term accord, giving ammunition to hardliners in Iran while causing the existing sanctions regime to collapse.&...

Nov 26, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

The Iran-US Accord: A Transformative Event

The Iran-US Accord: A Transformative Event The Iran-US Accord: A Transformative Event

Once the deal takes hold, everything changes.

Nov 26, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

How Barack Obama Finally Earned That Peace Prize

How Barack Obama Finally Earned That Peace Prize How Barack Obama Finally Earned That Peace Prize

With a historic deal in Iran, the Obama administration is one step closer to fulfilling its peacekeeping promise.

Nov 26, 2013 / Robert Scheer

Forget the ‘Hunger Games’: Dystopia Is Alive and Well in America

Forget the ‘Hunger Games’: Dystopia Is Alive and Well in America Forget the ‘Hunger Games’: Dystopia Is Alive and Well in America

My safety 'tis of thee; sweet land of security.

Nov 25, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt

Historic US-Iran Deal Is First Step Toward Peace

Historic US-Iran Deal Is First Step Toward Peace Historic US-Iran Deal Is First Step Toward Peace

Obama defies Israel lobby, hawks and neocons in win-win deal with Tehran.

Nov 24, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Will Obama Strike a Nuclear Deal With Iran?

Will Obama Strike a Nuclear Deal With Iran? Will Obama Strike a Nuclear Deal With Iran?

It’s looking increasingly likely—but there’s reason to fear the White House will overplay its hand.

Nov 20, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Power Down

Power Down Power Down

The humanitarian impulse has not vanished from US foreign policy. It has simply split into two camps.

Nov 19, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Thomas Meaney

Wait—What are US Border Patrol Agents Doing in the Dominican Republic?

Wait—What are US Border Patrol Agents Doing in the Dominican Republic? Wait—What are US Border Patrol Agents Doing in the Dominican Republic?

For the US, “homeland security” is hardly limited to the homeland.

Nov 19, 2013 / Todd Miller

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