While Afghans Tried to Flee, Boris Johnson… Saved Dogs? While Afghans Tried to Flee, Boris Johnson… Saved Dogs?
Leaked e-mails suggest the British PM OK’d the evacuation of rescue pets from Afghanistan last August—and they speak volumes about the occupation.
Jan 31, 2022 / Ali M. Latifi
Bad MAUSkeeping Bad MAUSkeeping
M&M. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of January 24.
Jan 28, 2022 / Steve Brodner
We Don’t Need a Department of Homeland Security We Don’t Need a Department of Homeland Security
Since 9/11, we’ve overfunded a second Pentagon capable of focusing on whatever it considers to be most politically expedient.
Jan 28, 2022 / Andrea Mazzarino
“There Is No Military Solution Out of This Ukraine Crisis” “There Is No Military Solution Out of This Ukraine Crisis”
Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Barbara Lee warn against posturing that might make it more difficult to find “a diplomatic way out of this crisis.”
Jan 27, 2022 / John Nichols
Afghanistan in Crisis Afghanistan in Crisis
What we’ve left behind.
Jan 27, 2022 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards
Cuba: 60 Years of a Brutal, Vindictive, and Pointless Embargo Cuba: 60 Years of a Brutal, Vindictive, and Pointless Embargo
Where Obama was willing to try “engagement,” Biden administration policy remains mired in Cold War clichés. The Nation has always believed there is a better way.
Jan 26, 2022 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh
A New “March of Folly” in Europe: Can It Be Averted? A New “March of Folly” in Europe: Can It Be Averted?
There is an urgent need for a diplomatic resolution.
Jan 25, 2022 / Michael T. Klare for The Nation
What We Miss When We Say a War Has “Ended” What We Miss When We Say a War Has “Ended”
Bringing to light the kinship among American wars—and, by extension, their true significance—requires situating them in a single historical framework.
Jan 25, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Stop the Stumble Toward War With Russia Stop the Stumble Toward War With Russia
The last thing we need is a war by proxy or, God forbid, directly with the Russians.
Jan 18, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Welcome to the New Cold War Welcome to the New Cold War
Whatever Washington might say about peaceful competition, the Biden administration has no intention of allowing China to achieve parity with the United States.
Jan 14, 2022 / Michael T. Klare