Foreign Policy

More Than Ever, We Need the UN

More Than Ever, We Need the UN More Than Ever, We Need the UN

An interview with UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson.

Feb 20, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Letter From Tanzania III: Using the Afghan ‘Peace Dividend’

Letter From Tanzania III: Using the Afghan ‘Peace Dividend’ Letter From Tanzania III: Using the Afghan ‘Peace Dividend’

Providing services to fight poverty overseas is a much better bang for our buck than stationing soldiers there.

Feb 20, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

How Obama Can Avert Another Cold War

How Obama Can Avert Another Cold War How Obama Can Avert Another Cold War

The president should stem growing tensions with Russia to earn its cooperation in combating terrorism and nuclear proliferation.

Feb 19, 2013 / Stephen F. Cohen

Happy Birthday, Mr. Fortieth President!

Happy Birthday, Mr. Fortieth President! Happy Birthday, Mr. Fortieth President!

In a belated birthday wish, a reminder of how morally obtuse Ronald Reagan could be.

Feb 19, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Letter From Tanzania I: The Challenge for Obama

Letter From Tanzania I: The Challenge for Obama Letter From Tanzania I: The Challenge for Obama

Will the president put his money where his mouth is and tackle poverty and disease?

Feb 18, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Hamas? What Hamas? Hamas? What Hamas?

Liberals concerned with Israel often miss the inconvenient fact of the radical Palestinian organization's human rights abuses in the Gaza Strip. Reed Richardson also writes abo...

Feb 14, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Iran’s Supreme Leader: Get the Gun Out of Our Face, and We’ll Negotiate

Iran’s Supreme Leader: Get the Gun Out of Our Face, and We’ll Negotiate Iran’s Supreme Leader: Get the Gun Out of Our Face, and We’ll Negotiate

Is Washington negotiating in “good faith” given its sanctions, espionage and two wars in the region?

Feb 14, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Hillary Clinton, State Feminist?

Hillary Clinton, State Feminist? Hillary Clinton, State Feminist?

She vowed to make women’s rights a cornerstone of US foreign policy. How did she do?

Feb 13, 2013 / Feature / Tara McKelvey

Lessons From Mali, Algeria and Libya Lessons From Mali, Algeria and Libya

Expanding Washington’s military footprint in North Africa may be well intended, but it could be destabilizing and lead to blowback.

Feb 13, 2013 / The Editors

CIA Hearings Open a Window of Opportunity

CIA Hearings Open a Window of Opportunity CIA Hearings Open a Window of Opportunity

Congress has many options to counter the Obama Doctrine, including revising the 1973 War Powers Resolution and 2011 Authorization for Use of Military Force. 

Feb 13, 2013 / Tom Hayden

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