The Panama Papers Are Only the Beginning The Panama Papers Are Only the Beginning
Financial crimes and political conspiracies aren’t discrete events but the essence of neoliberalism.
Apr 5, 2016 / Greg Grandin
From Right to Favor From Right to Favor
The refugee question as moral crisis.
Apr 5, 2016 / Didier Fassin
Where Local Conflict Could Have Nuclear Consequences Where Local Conflict Could Have Nuclear Consequences
Kashmir was already one of the most dangerous places on Earth—then tactical nukes got involved.
Apr 4, 2016 / Dilip Hiro
What Obama Has Gotten Right About the Foreign-Policy Establishment What Obama Has Gotten Right About the Foreign-Policy Establishment
What we need today is a serious and sustained challenge to the “credibility” addiction that has failed our country for so long.
Mar 29, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
These Refugees Are Being Returned to the Violent Circumstances They Left Behind These Refugees Are Being Returned to the Violent Circumstances They Left Behind
For some asylum seekers, their “well-founded” fear of persecution is proven only after they’re repatriated.
Mar 25, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Trump v. Disastrous US Triumphalism in Foreign Policy Trump v. Disastrous US Triumphalism in Foreign Policy
Trump’s challenge to 20-year bipartisan consensus may finally produce the missing public debate.
Mar 23, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
There Is No Military Solution for Syria There Is No Military Solution for Syria
Longtime UN diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi talks about how to end the tragedy, and when you really need diplomacy.
Mar 18, 2016 / Barbara Crossette
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