Foreign Policy

This US Contractor Has Spent Almost Five Years in a Cuban Jail. Why Won’t the White House Act?

This US Contractor Has Spent Almost Five Years in a Cuban Jail. Why Won’t the White House Act? This US Contractor Has Spent Almost Five Years in a Cuban Jail. Why Won’t the White House Act?

The case of Alan Gross reflects Obama’s failure to “write a new chapter in US-Cuba policy.”

May 2, 2014 / Peter Kornbluh

The Media and US Policy Are Contributing to a ‘Looming Civil War’ in Ukraine

The Media and US Policy Are Contributing to a ‘Looming Civil War’ in Ukraine The Media and US Policy Are Contributing to a ‘Looming Civil War’ in Ukraine

The new cold war with Russia may create a real war in Ukraine.

May 1, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen

Cold War Against Russia—Without Debate

Cold War Against Russia—Without Debate Cold War Against Russia—Without Debate

The Obama administration’s decision to isolate Russia, in a new version of “containment,” has met with virtually unanimous support from the political and media es...

May 1, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen F. Cohen

Israel-Palestine: Kerry’s Peace Talks Hit the Separation Wall

Israel-Palestine: Kerry’s Peace Talks Hit the Separation Wall Israel-Palestine: Kerry’s Peace Talks Hit the Separation Wall

Do the stalled talks herald the end of the two-state solution? If so, what comes next?

Apr 30, 2014 / Richard Silverstein and Foreign Policy In Focus

Obama in Asia: Washington Extracts Rent-Free Basing From the Philippines

Obama in Asia: Washington Extracts Rent-Free Basing From the Philippines Obama in Asia: Washington Extracts Rent-Free Basing From the Philippines

By linking itself to Washington in its territorial disputes with China, the Philippines risks getting caught up in a superpower conflict.

Apr 30, 2014 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus

When Acceptance Just Isn’t Acceptable: Netanyahu’s Denial of Holocaust Acceptance

When Acceptance Just Isn’t Acceptable: Netanyahu’s Denial of Holocaust Acceptance When Acceptance Just Isn’t Acceptable: Netanyahu’s Denial of Holocaust Acceptance

Answering statements of Holocaust acceptance with denial is becoming a Netanyahu trademark.

Apr 28, 2014 / Eli Clifton

Russia Sabotages the Geneva Ukraine Accord, but New Sanctions Won’t Help

Russia Sabotages the Geneva Ukraine Accord, but New Sanctions Won’t Help Russia Sabotages the Geneva Ukraine Accord, but New Sanctions Won’t Help

And expanding or strengthening NATO will make things worse.

Apr 28, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Are We in a New Cold War?

Are We in a New Cold War? Are We in a New Cold War?

Stephen Cohen discusses President Obama’s revived policy of containment against Russia on The Thom Hartmann Program. 

Apr 25, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen

Stephen Cohen: As US Rushes Into New Cold War, Where Is the Debate?

Stephen Cohen: As US Rushes Into New Cold War, Where Is the Debate? Stephen Cohen: As US Rushes Into New Cold War, Where Is the Debate?

As the Obama administration increasingly embraces a Cold War mentality in its dealings with Putin's Russa, Nation contributing editor Stephen Cohen asks, where are the dissent...

Apr 23, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen

The NYPD Has Disbanded Its Most Notorious Spy Unit, but Is the Age of Muslim Surveillance Really Over?

The NYPD Has Disbanded Its Most Notorious Spy Unit, but Is the Age of Muslim Surveillance Really Over? The NYPD Has Disbanded Its Most Notorious Spy Unit, but Is the Age of Muslim Surveillance Really Over?

Many worry that the architecture of NYPD’s surveillance system remains largely intact.

Apr 23, 2014 / Anna Lekas Miller

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