Foreign Policy

‘We Just Wish for the Hit to Put an End to the Massacres’

‘We Just Wish for the Hit to Put an End to the Massacres’ ‘We Just Wish for the Hit to Put an End to the Massacres’

For Syrian refugees in Jordan’s Zaatari camp, arguments about international law ring hollow.

Sep 13, 2013 / Max Blumenthal

The Real Credibility Crisis in Washington: Congressional Republicans

The Real Credibility Crisis in Washington: Congressional Republicans The Real Credibility Crisis in Washington: Congressional Republicans

Eric on the best TV series you have never heard of; and Reed on the sad state of republican politics.

Sep 13, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Saul Landau’s Investigations of US Ties to the Pinochet Regime

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Saul Landau’s Investigations of US Ties to the Pinochet Regime This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Saul Landau’s Investigations of US Ties to the Pinochet Regime

The late Saul Landau spent years investigating the assassination in Washington, DC, of his friend, Orlando Letelier, the former Chilean foreign minister. What he found pointed righ...

Sep 13, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Giving New Meaning to the Day After 9/11 

Giving New Meaning to the Day After 9/11  Giving New Meaning to the Day After 9/11 

Why saying no to Syria matters (and it's not about Syria).

Sep 12, 2013 / Peter Van Buren

Peter Kornbluh: Kissinger’s Role in the Chilean Coup

Peter Kornbluh: Kissinger’s Role in the Chilean Coup Peter Kornbluh: Kissinger’s Role in the Chilean Coup

Declassified documents reveal the complicity of the Nixon administration in Allende’s ouster.

Sep 11, 2013 / Press Room

Syria: Alternative to War

Syria: Alternative to War Syria: Alternative to War

A diplomatic solution is possible.

Sep 11, 2013 / Stephen F. Cohen and Katrina vanden Heuvel

Our Other September 11

Our Other September 11 Our Other September 11

The tragedy of September 11, 1973 belongs not just to the Chileans. It belongs also to the military coup’s enablers—the taxpayers of the United States.

Sep 11, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

The False Choice Between Military Action and Moral Complacency

The False Choice Between Military Action and Moral Complacency The False Choice Between Military Action and Moral Complacency

Obama makes his case for intervention in Syria.

Sep 11, 2013 / Chris Hayes

Obama Delays Demand for Force ‘While We Pursue This Diplomatic Path’

Obama Delays Demand for Force ‘While We Pursue This Diplomatic Path’ Obama Delays Demand for Force ‘While We Pursue This Diplomatic Path’

The president is right to embrace prospect of removing chemical weapons without military intervention.

Sep 11, 2013 / John Nichols

The President Should Speak Again About the Necessity of ‘Open-Door’ Diplomacy

The President Should Speak Again About the Necessity of ‘Open-Door’ Diplomacy The President Should Speak Again About the Necessity of ‘Open-Door’ Diplomacy

The president can and should explain the necessity of negotiation in the pursuit of a “just peace.”

Sep 10, 2013 / John Nichols

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