Foreign Policy

The End of (Military) History? The End of (Military) History?

The United States, Israel and the failure of the Western way of war.

Jul 29, 2010 / Andrew J. Bacevich

United States, Iran to Restart Talks United States, Iran to Restart Talks

Despite the war cries from the neocons, Washington and Tehran will soon be back at the negotiating table.

Jul 29, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

War Opposition Grows As 102 House Dems, 12 Republicans Oppose Obama’s Afghan Surge War Opposition Grows As 102 House Dems, 12 Republicans Oppose Obama’s Afghan Surge

House approves "emergency" Afghan war funding, but 114 members vote "no" in one of the strongest shows of antiwar sentiment since the Vietnam era.

Jul 28, 2010 / John Nichols

Thank God for the Whistle-Blowers

Thank God for the Whistle-Blowers Thank God for the Whistle-Blowers

What WikiLeaks did was brilliant journalism, and the bleating critics from the president on down are revealing just how low a regard they have for the truth.

Jul 28, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Obama Maneuvers to Contain China: Is He Using the Pentagon to Assert Declining American Power in Asia? Obama Maneuvers to Contain China: Is He Using the Pentagon to Assert Declining American Power in Asia?

Dumb and dumber: Obama edges toward a confrontation with China, the rising superpower.

Jul 27, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

As WikiLeaks Shake Washington, Congressmen Propose Vote to Exit Pakistan As WikiLeaks Shake Washington, Congressmen Propose Vote to Exit Pakistan

The House will vote on whether to continue funding the occupation of Afghanistan—and on whether to get US troops out of Pakistan.

Jul 27, 2010 / John Nichols

Clueless in Afghanistan—and Washington Clueless in Afghanistan—and Washington

All the strangeness of our American world in one article.

Jul 26, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt

Obama Team Takes the Lead on LGBT Rights at the UN Obama Team Takes the Lead on LGBT Rights at the UN

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Comission finally won the right to be represented in major meetings at the United Nations—once the US mission showed some muscl...

Jul 23, 2010 / Barbara Crossette

Iraq Withdrawal? Obama and Clinton Expanding US Paramilitary Force in Iraq Iraq Withdrawal? Obama and Clinton Expanding US Paramilitary Force in Iraq

Using private forces is a backdoor way of continuing a substantial US presence under the cover of "diplomatic security" in Iraq.

Jul 22, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Resetting Spy Scandals Resetting Spy Scandals

The alacrity with which the spy swap was carried out shows just how keen Obama is to continue the US-Russia "reset" policy.

Jul 13, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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