Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy Really Is Foreign to Mitt Romney Foreign Policy Really Is Foreign to Mitt Romney

The Republcan nominee stumbled again and again in last night's foreign-policy debate, before finally agreeing with Obama on almost everything.

Oct 23, 2012 / John Nichols

The Iran Talks Bombshell The Iran Talks Bombshell

It ought to be good news, but President Obama might not wish to trumpet this particular gospel.

Oct 22, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Washington’s Pakistan Meltdown Washington’s Pakistan Meltdown

The United States and Pakistan have become the dysfunctional nuclear family of international relations.

Oct 18, 2012 / Dilip Hiro

The Lost Cause in Afghanistan: Do We Just Say ‘Oops’? The Lost Cause in Afghanistan: Do We Just Say ‘Oops’?

It’s time to ask hard questions about why the U.S. still hasn’t learned its lesson on nation building abroad. 

Oct 17, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

After the Euphoria: On the Arab Uprisings After the Euphoria: On the Arab Uprisings

What are the new rules of the political game in the Middle East? Nobody knows, but Marc Lynch’s The Arab Uprising is a useful guide.

Oct 16, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Patrick Cockburn

The Cuban Missile Crisis and Ownership of the World The Cuban Missile Crisis and Ownership of the World

Though the Cuban Missile Crisis was fifty years ago, imperial America and the threat of nuclear war remains. 

Oct 16, 2012 / Noam Chomsky

Paul Ryan: Dick Cheney With a Smile Paul Ryan: Dick Cheney With a Smile

Dick Cheney says: “I worship the ground that Paul Ryan walks on.” No wonder. They’re foreign-policy twins.

Oct 15, 2012 / John Nichols

How Low Can Honduras Go? How Low Can Honduras Go?

The coup government's brutal campaign against the opposition elicits barely a peep of criticism from the United States.  

Oct 12, 2012 / Dana Frank

Biden and Ryan: The Foreign Policy Gap Biden and Ryan: The Foreign Policy Gap

Ryan's flailing fearmongering at last night's debate will likely fall flat with war-weary voters. 

Oct 12, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Six Critical Foreign Policy Questions That Won’t Be Raised in the Presidential Debates Six Critical Foreign Policy Questions That Won’t Be Raised in the Presidential Debates

Don’t expect either Obama or Romney to ask any of these questions.

Oct 11, 2012 / Peter Van Buren

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