Foreign Policy

A World in Which No One Is Listening to the Planet’s Sole Superpower

A World in Which No One Is Listening to the Planet’s Sole Superpower A World in Which No One Is Listening to the Planet’s Sole Superpower

 The greater Middle East’s greatest rebuff to Uncle Sam.

Sep 30, 2013 / Dilip Hiro

What Rouhani Said

What Rouhani Said What Rouhani Said

The new Iranian president, who won big in June’s election, has a mandate to proceed with a deal.

Sep 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Iraq Warns the US: ‘Don’t Arm the Syrian Rebels’

Iraq Warns the US: ‘Don’t Arm the Syrian Rebels’ Iraq Warns the US: ‘Don’t Arm the Syrian Rebels’

Vast carnage in Iraq as Syrian spillover threatens to reignite Iraq’s own civil war.

Sep 26, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Bragging Rights

Bragging Rights Bragging Rights

Eight exceptional(ly dumb) American achievements of the twenty-first century.

Sep 26, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt

How Bashar al-Assad Destroyed My Country

How Bashar al-Assad Destroyed My Country How Bashar al-Assad Destroyed My Country

Before there was a civil war and before Syria became the world’s chessboard, there was a peaceful uprising for freedom and dignity.

Sep 25, 2013 / Omar Ghabra

Reading Obama’s Iran Speech

Reading Obama’s Iran Speech Reading Obama’s Iran Speech

President Obama’s speech at the UN reflected extraordinary shifts in global politics and the possibility of a new approach to US-Iran relations.

Sep 25, 2013 / Phyllis Bennis

Obama Gives Wide-Ranging Endorsement of US Interventionism in UN Speech

Obama Gives Wide-Ranging Endorsement of US Interventionism in UN Speech Obama Gives Wide-Ranging Endorsement of US Interventionism in UN Speech

There are plenty of reasons to intervene, including oil, and we’ll do so, says Obama.

Sep 24, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Destroying the Right to Be Left Alone

Destroying the Right to Be Left Alone Destroying the Right to Be Left Alone

The NSA isn’t the only government agency exploiting technology to make privacy obsolete.

Sep 23, 2013 / Christopher Calabrese and Matthew Harwood

Reflections on the Kenya Terror Attack

Reflections on the Kenya Terror Attack Reflections on the Kenya Terror Attack

The reports I’ve seen describe Nairobi’s Westgate mall as upscale, but that’s not the whole story, and not how I remember it.

Sep 23, 2013 / Karen Rothmyer

Can Israel Wreck US-Iran Talks?

Can Israel Wreck US-Iran Talks? Can Israel Wreck US-Iran Talks?

Iran’s new president arrives in New York seeking talks.

Sep 23, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

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