Foreign Policy

An Interview With the Taliban

An Interview With the Taliban An Interview With the Taliban

Two years after the US announced its withdrawal from Afghanistan, a Nation reporter speaks to Taliban spokesman Mufti Abdul Matin Qani about the government's policies.

Feb 14, 2023 / Hasan Ali

Outside Kyiv, Ukraine, locals stand atop and examine a destroyed Russian tank.

We Can’t Reduce the Ukraine War to a Morality Play We Can’t Reduce the Ukraine War to a Morality Play

Along with causing immense suffering, Putin’s war has unleashed a tidal wave of hyperbole.

Feb 14, 2023 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Why Washington Tolerates the Trump Family’s Saudi Corruption

Why Washington Tolerates the Trump Family’s Saudi Corruption Why Washington Tolerates the Trump Family’s Saudi Corruption

You can buy an American president—just as long as your country is a putative ally.

Feb 13, 2023 / Jeet Heer

An elderly woman waves a Cuban flag holding a poster of Cuban late leader Fidel Castro in Havana, on July 26, 2021.

Sovereign Cuba, 125 Years Later Sovereign Cuba, 125 Years Later

It is long past time that the US treated Cuba like the sovereign nation it is.

Feb 13, 2023 / William M. LeoGrande

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy

Trying to evoke a lost Cold War consensus, the GOP’s rising star conflated “normal” with “crazy.”

Feb 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer

People enter the International Criminal Court at The Hague in the Netherlands.

Prosecuting Putin Prosecuting Putin

How the double standards of international justice are obstacles.

Feb 10, 2023 / Reed Brody

U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Roosevelt Room of the White House November 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden met with his Chinese counterpart to discuss bilateral issues.

War With China Is Preventable, Not Inevitable War With China Is Preventable, Not Inevitable

What is needed is a policy of constructive coexistence.

Feb 9, 2023 / Jake Werner and William D. Hartung

Russian opposition politician Grigory Yavlinsky attends a memorial service for Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union on September 3, 2022.

Stop the Killing Stop the Killing

Anti-war Russian leader Grigory Yavlinsky calls for a cease-fire.

Feb 9, 2023 / Grigory Yavlinsky

Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left?

Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left? Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left?

A conversation with Daniel Denvir about how his podcast became an essential feature of a radical education, the challenges facing leftist organizers, and much more.

Feb 9, 2023 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Threat inflation: the Chinese balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, February 1.

Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington

"Mr. President, we must not allow…a balloon gap!"

Feb 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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