Libya and the Dilemma of Intervention Libya and the Dilemma of Intervention
No-fly zones have, at best, a mixed record as a form of humanitarian intervention, and instituting one over Libya will do little to halt Qaddafi’s military advantages.
Mar 17, 2011 / The Editors
Clinton Promises to Bomb Libya, Calls Qaddafi ‘Creature’ Clinton Promises to Bomb Libya, Calls Qaddafi ‘Creature’
Obama caves in to pressure from neocons, liberal interventionists.
Mar 17, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama’s Latin America Policy: Renewal or Further Decline? Obama’s Latin America Policy: Renewal or Further Decline?
Obama's tour of Latin America will highlight how the US’s domestic multiple crises are hamstringing its ability to implement effective diplomacy.
Mar 16, 2011 / Greg Grandin
After State Dept. Aide Condemns Abuse of Pvt. Manning, Administration ‘Shoots the Messenger’ After State Dept. Aide Condemns Abuse of Pvt. Manning, Administration ‘Shoots the Messenger’
Assistant Secretary of State P.J. Crowley decries Department of Defense's mistratement of WikiLeaks suspect Pvt. Bradley Manning. Obama sides with Defense Department and Crowley re...
Mar 14, 2011 / John Nichols
Pressure Builds for a No-Fly Zone in Libya Pressure Builds for a No-Fly Zone in Libya
Germany shoots down Libya no-fly zone, as neocons ask Obama to bomb Qaddafi's forces.
Mar 14, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Scotland Yard: The Jamaican-British Encounter Scotland Yard: The Jamaican-British Encounter
An essay adapted from the forthcoming The Dead Yard: A Story of Modern Jamaica.
Mar 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Ian Thomson
Will the World Recognize the Libyan Opposition? Will the World Recognize the Libyan Opposition?
That could trump the stalemate, delegitimize Qaddafi and provide a legal basis for the United Nations to welcome a new Libyan government into the world community.
Mar 10, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Hands Off Libya! Hands Off Libya!
Obama's under lots of pressure to topple Qaddafi, and NATO meets tomorrow.
Mar 9, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Should the US Intervene in Libya? Should the US Intervene in Libya?
Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen Cohen on Russia Today talk about whether the US should take action in Libya.
Mar 8, 2011 / Russia Today
Slide Show: 100 Days of WikiLeaks’s Cablegate Slide Show: 100 Days of WikiLeaks’s Cablegate
On November 28th of last year, WikiLeaks began releasing their massive cache of classified correspondence cables to and from US diplomats around the world, an unprecedented publica…
Mar 7, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation