Israel’s Response to Its 9/11 Risks Missing the Lessons of America’s 9/11 Israel’s Response to Its 9/11 Risks Missing the Lessons of America’s 9/11
Ignoring intelligence failures and doubling down on bad policy is the worst response to terrorism.
Oct 9, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The American Ambassador Who Helped Stop a Coup in Chile The American Ambassador Who Helped Stop a Coup in Chile
Everyone knows how Nixon and Kissinger paved Pinochet’s path to power. The story of Harry Barnes, who played a crucial role in the Chilean dictator’s exit, is much less well known...
Oct 5, 2023 / Peter Kornbluh
In Its Rush to Waive Visas for Israeli Visitors, the Biden Administration Has Insulted and Betrayed Arab Americans In Its Rush to Waive Visas for Israeli Visitors, the Biden Administration Has Insulted and Betrayed Arab Americans
The repeated promise by US officials that Israel would never get a visa waiver until it stopped discriminating against Arab American visitors turned out to be worthless.
Sep 29, 2023 / James Zogby
Racism?? In Finland!!?? Racism?? In Finland!!??
Trouble in the “World’s Happiest Nation.”
Sep 26, 2023 / David Kirp
Chile’s 37-Year-Old President, Gabriel Boric, Makes a Dramatic Visit to D.C. Chile’s 37-Year-Old President, Gabriel Boric, Makes a Dramatic Visit to D.C.
And reckons with the crimes of the past in order to forge a more just future.
Sep 25, 2023 / David Montgomery
Did Narendra Modi Kill a Canadian Citizen? Did Narendra Modi Kill a Canadian Citizen?
New cold war politics might end any investigation into the assassination of a Sikh activist before it begins.
Sep 22, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Zelensky’s Visit to Washington Zelensky’s Visit to Washington
Time for some hard talking.
Sep 19, 2023 / Anatol Lieven
The West Needs a Russia—Not a Putin—Policy The West Needs a Russia—Not a Putin—Policy
Demonizing Putin is not a policy. It’s an excuse for the absence of one.
Sep 13, 2023 / Artin DerSimonian
Regret for the War on Terror Is Not the Same as Remorse Regret for the War on Terror Is Not the Same as Remorse
For the White House, the Pentagon, and Congress, the War on Terror offered a political license to kill and displace people on a large scale.
Sep 13, 2023 / Norman Solomon
As Long as We Use Drones, Celebrating “American Values” Is a Farce As Long as We Use Drones, Celebrating “American Values” Is a Farce
After decades of asymmetrical warfare, Americans have lost touch with the humanity of civilians forced to endure the extreme violence of our “mistakes.”
Sep 12, 2023 / Maha Hilal