Foreign Policy

Members of the Wagner group prepare to pull out from the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to their base in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023.

Putin’s War Comes Home Putin’s War Comes Home

Though the Wagner mutiny was short-lived, it shows how Russia could collapse.

Jun 26, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin looks out from a military vehicle on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023.

When Russia Shook the World, American Cable News Stumbled When Russia Shook the World, American Cable News Stumbled

Instead of shifting to serious coverage, they ran on autopilot and left Americans without the news they needed. That’s a dangerous precedent for journalism—and democracy.

Jun 26, 2023 / John Nichols

Narendra Modi and Joe Biden meeting

Modi’s Visit to the US Whitewashes India’s Far-Right Violence Modi’s Visit to the US Whitewashes India’s Far-Right Violence

Young Indian-Americans—and Americans at large—cannot ignore President Biden’s tacit endorsement of repression, authoritarianism, and religious intolerance.

Jun 21, 2023 / StudentNation / Shraddha Joshi

The CIA’s New Nord Stream Narrative Is Terrifying

The CIA’s New Nord Stream Narrative Is Terrifying The CIA’s New Nord Stream Narrative Is Terrifying

Should we believe American officials who claim they can’t stop Ukraine from reckless escalation?

Jun 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Retired Marine Gen. James Cartwright arrives for a hearing at US District Court, October 17, 2016 in Washington, DC. Cartwright was charged with making false statements during a federal investigation.

If Donald Trump Went to Jail for Violating the Espionage Act, He’d Be an Exception If Donald Trump Went to Jail for Violating the Espionage Act, He’d Be an Exception

It’s only whistleblowers who do hard time. Generals and high officials typically get just a slap on the wrist.

Jun 20, 2023 / James Bamford

A Ukrainian soldier holds a Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon that was used to destroy a Russian armored personal carrier in Irpin, north of Kyiv, on March 12, 2022.

What China Stands to Gain From Peace Talks What China Stands to Gain From Peace Talks

Growing geopolitical power is giving China both the motivation and potentially even the means to negotiate an end to the fighting in Ukraine.

Jun 16, 2023 / Alfred McCoy

China's Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu salutes the audience before delivering a speech during the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 4, 2023.

The US Versus China The US Versus China

Continued failures to resolve fundamental differences over Taiwan could lead to war.

Jun 14, 2023 / Michael T. Klare

A sign supporting the return of military troops from wars abroad is displayed in front of the White House in 2018.

War Causes Pain at Home, Not Just Abroad War Causes Pain at Home, Not Just Abroad

In the US, so many of us do feel the painful results of our disastrous distant wars of this century, whether we know it or not. 

Jun 14, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino

Pat Robertson

Pat Robertson’s Genocidal God Has Called Him Home Pat Robertson’s Genocidal God Has Called Him Home

The political preacher who made the religion look bad.

Jun 9, 2023 / Obituary / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump hugs the flag of the United States of America at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in 2020.

Is America Worth Saving? Is America Worth Saving?

Known as “the arsenal of democracy” during World War II, America has now simply become an arsenal.

Jun 9, 2023 / William Astore

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