The Middle Man The Middle Man
Over the century that followed the Napoleonic wars, the Ottoman Empire contracted and eventually disappeared from the map.
Aug 12, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Mark Mazower
The Lost Steps The Lost Steps
American policy-makers may be divided into two schools of thought on the Arab-Israeli conflict: the evenhanded and the Israel-first.
Aug 12, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Avi Shlaim
Venezuela: The Gang’s All Here! Venezuela: The Gang’s All Here!
You can set your watch by it.
Jun 24, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Two, Three, Many Iraqs Two, Three, Many Iraqs
With the recent US setbacks and scandals in Iraq, you'd think the White House would abandon the President's aggressive, unilateralist military policy--the "Bush Doctrine"--and se...
Jun 17, 2004 / Michael T. Klare
Interview With Middle East Scholar Avi Shlaim Interview With Middle East Scholar Avi Shlaim
"The cycle of violence is likely to continue."
Jun 16, 2004 / Feature / Don Atapattu
Former Bush (41) and Reagan Officials Say Bush (43) Must Go Former Bush (41) and Reagan Officials Say Bush (43) Must Go
these old hands are taking a stand against the most arrogant and incompetent foreign policy in their lifetimes.
Jun 16, 2004 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Some of Our Best Friends Are Authoritarians Some of Our Best Friends Are Authoritarians
The Reagan Administration has made faint efforts to fake an attitude toward human rights; it has made no effort to implement a policy. Let's look at the record.
Jun 7, 2004 / Feature / Patricia Derian
Orange Alert at Sebago Orange Alert at Sebago
The quest for homeland security is heading, in ad hoc fashion, toward the quasi militarization of everyday life.
Jun 3, 2004 / Feature / William Greider
The National Insecurity State The National Insecurity State
Keen to control the flow of information, the Bush political machine has labored day and night to obstruct public oversight of US foreign policy. But the basic reality cannot be...
Apr 22, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Holmes
L’Amérique, Mon Amour L’Amérique, Mon Amour
Along with the Bible and Moby-Dick, Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America has got to be one of the world's least-read classics.
Apr 8, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare