Global Organizations

North Korean Nuclear Missiles

Why We Need to Start Worrying About Nukes Again Why We Need to Start Worrying About Nukes Again

No matter who wins the election, our next president will probably take us back to the nuclear threshold.

Nov 7, 2016 / Michael T. Klare

Putin 2016

The Imperative of De-Demonizing Vladimir Putin The Imperative of De-Demonizing Vladimir Putin

The personal vilification of Russia’s president is propelling the new Cold War toward hot war, poisoning American politics, and degrading US media.

Nov 2, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Demonstrators displaying signs in German, French, English, and Russian near a future rocket range in Bavaria, Germany, 1961.

The United Nations Votes to Start Negotiations to Ban the Bomb The United Nations Votes to Start Negotiations to Ban the Bomb

One hundred and twenty-three nations voted to move forward with negotiations to prohibit nuclear weapons—just as the world has already done for biological and chemical weapons.

Nov 1, 2016 / Alice Slater

Exploding Phones Are Just One of Samsung’s Safety Liabilities

Exploding Phones Are Just One of Samsung’s Safety Liabilities Exploding Phones Are Just One of Samsung’s Safety Liabilities

The tech giant’s workforce labors in dire and sometimes fatal conditions.

Oct 27, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Hillary at Brookings

The Geniuses Who Brought You the Iraq War Are at It Again The Geniuses Who Brought You the Iraq War Are at It Again

Washington’s bipartisan foreign-policy elite are pushing for renewed influence in the next administration.

Oct 26, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage

Tim Cook Apple

Bad Apples Bad Apples

What will it take to end favorable tax treatment for multinationals?

Oct 20, 2016 / Arthur Goldhammer

Putin and Obama

The Slide Toward War With Russia The Slide Toward War With Russia

In recent weeks, tensions have risen to a truly dangerous level. We must renew dialogue now.

Oct 19, 2016 / The Nation

Cuba Embargo Lifted

Normalization of Relations With Cuba Is All But Irreversible Now Normalization of Relations With Cuba Is All But Irreversible Now

President Obama’s new directive mandates positive engagement, as opposed to perpetual hostility, as the new modus operandi.

Oct 19, 2016 / Peter Kornbluh

World Environment Day in El Salvador

El Salvador Ruling Offers a Reminder of Why the TPP Must Be Defeated El Salvador Ruling Offers a Reminder of Why the TPP Must Be Defeated

Obama is waging a full-court press to pass the unpopular trade treaty after the November elections.

Oct 19, 2016 / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh

NATO exercise

Did the White House Declare War on Russia? Did the White House Declare War on Russia?

Vice President Biden announces a forthcoming covert strike against Russian president Putin and Moscow calls it a “declaration of war.”

Oct 19, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

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