Foreign Policy

President Joe Biden addressing the nation on Afghanistan withdrawal

As Afghanistan Falls, Biden Is Steadfast in His Decision to Withdraw As Afghanistan Falls, Biden Is Steadfast in His Decision to Withdraw

The hawkish senator who became the dovish vice president inherited a terrible but predictable decision. He was right to stick with it.

Aug 16, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Afghanistan Taliban

Washington’s War in Afghanistan Is Over. What Happens Now? Washington’s War in Afghanistan Is Over. What Happens Now?

President Biden was right to withdraw US troops. But we should have no illusion that this will end the war for Afghans.

Aug 16, 2021 / Phyllis Bennis

Displaced Afghan Girl

The Story of an Afghan Girl The Story of an Afghan Girl

Unlike Joe Biden, Mursal wasn’t surprised at how fast Kabul fell. She knows firsthand how effectively the Taliban has been terrorizing Afghans into silence and complicity.

Aug 16, 2021 / Column / Helen Benedict

Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account.

Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account. Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account.

The grotesque costs of lying about the war have grown too large to bear.

Aug 16, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Taliban Afghanistan

Kabul Has Fallen. Now What? Kabul Has Fallen. Now What?

With the collapse of the US-backed government, Washington must chart a new course—but it won’t be easy.

Aug 16, 2021 / Rajan Menon

Students at a girls’ school in Kabul

As the US Leaves Afghanistan, Anti-War Feminists Push a New Approach to Foreign Policy As the US Leaves Afghanistan, Anti-War Feminists Push a New Approach to Foreign Policy

There are signs that the Biden administration and mainstream foreign policy groups may be ready to listen, if not embrace a full paradigm shift.

Aug 9, 2021 / Shreya Chattopadhyay

Marines

War Is Anything but Sacred. Ask Those Who Fought. War Is Anything but Sacred. Ask Those Who Fought.

Stark realities haunt our troops, even as we glorify and celebrate their regrets.

Aug 4, 2021 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug

Bolivia protester 2019

House Democrats Want to Know the Truth About the Bolivian Coup House Democrats Want to Know the Truth About the Bolivian Coup

The OAS’s false accusations led to the expulsion of Evo Morales. Now members of Congress want the State Department to investigate.

Jul 30, 2021 / Aída Chávez

We Need to Scale Back America’s War Machine

We Need to Scale Back America’s War Machine We Need to Scale Back America’s War Machine

Sixty years after Eisenhower warned the nation against the threat of the military-industrial complex, America continues to maintain a bloated, imperialistic military presence at ho...

Jul 30, 2021 / William Astore

Cuba Fincimex

Democrats Are Sticking to Trump’s Cuba Policies Democrats Are Sticking to Trump’s Cuba Policies

Party leadership blocked an amendment to roll back restrictions on the amount of money people in the US can send to their families in Cuba.

Jul 28, 2021 / Aída Chávez

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