Foreign Policy

Preventive Diplomacy Preventive Diplomacy

The US/NATO war in Kosovo marks a dramatic shift in the contours of global politics and domestic foreign policy discussions that is likely to have ramifications for years to come...

Apr 21, 1999 / Feature / William D. Hartung

Sanctions as Siege Warfare Sanctions as Siege Warfare

The continuing American bombing of Iraq has drawn attention away from the international debate over economic sanctions against Baghdad and their toll on the Iraqi people.

Mar 4, 1999 / Feature / Joy Gordon

The Gift of Time The Gift of Time

The case for abolition of nuclear weapons.

Feb 2, 1998 / Jonathan Schell

The Rebellion in Israel and the Territories The Rebellion in Israel and the Territories

The usual regulatory mechanisms of the mainstream U.S. media (aim: exclusion of troubling or potentially disruptive information, narcosis of population) processed the turmoil in th...

Jan 16, 1988 / Alexander Cockburn

The Right’s Chicago Trial The Right’s Chicago Trial

Alex on Oliver North’s “fascism with a human face” and the mysterious case of Ralph the Lobster. 

Aug 1, 1987 / Alexander Cockburn

Gore Vidal

Requiem for the American Empire Requiem for the American Empire

“Empires are restless organisms. They must constantly renew themselves; should an empire start leaking energy, it will die.”

Jan 11, 1986 / Gore Vidal

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