The 5 Questions You Won’t Hear Asked at Any Presidential Debate The 5 Questions You Won’t Hear Asked at Any Presidential Debate
Unless we address these long-standing foreign policy questions, we’ll continue playing international whack-a-mole for the next four years.
Mar 17, 2016 / Peter Van Buren
As the United States Votes, Honduras Kills As the United States Votes, Honduras Kills
Yet another murder of an indigenous activist under a regime supported by the Democratic front-runner.
Mar 16, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Was Putin’s Syria Withdrawal Really a ‘Surprise’? Was Putin’s Syria Withdrawal Really a ‘Surprise’?
American officials and pundits expressed “surprise” over Putin’s announcement while missing its primary significance.
Mar 16, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Whole World Still Needs Feminism The Whole World Still Needs Feminism
In many countries, women have made strides, but there’s a long way to go to equality.
Mar 11, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Kiev Increasingly Resembles an American Colony Kiev Increasingly Resembles an American Colony
The possibility that an American may become Ukraine’s prime minister increases the impression that Kiev’s major decisions are made in Washington.
Mar 9, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist
Without restraint abroad, we will never be able to focus on rebuilding our country at home.
Mar 8, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on the United Nations? Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on the United Nations?
You might be surprised.
Mar 8, 2016 / Barbara Crossette
Is the European Union Unraveling Before Our Eyes? Is the European Union Unraveling Before Our Eyes?
It’s being destroyed by its own contradictions and failure to deal with the refugee crisis.
Mar 7, 2016 / Maria Margaronis
Why We Must Close Guantánamo Now Why We Must Close Guantánamo Now
Congress and the media must recognize once and for all that torture is not a matter of serious debate: It is a war crime.
Mar 1, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Another Fateful Turning Point in the New Cold War Another Fateful Turning Point in the New Cold War
A struggle is under way over the Syrian cease-fire agreement, while the political crisis in Ukraine deepens.
Feb 24, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen