International Law

Kiev Protest

Did the Violent Protests in Kiev Mark the Beginning of the End of the ‘Maidan Revolution’? Did the Violent Protests in Kiev Mark the Beginning of the End of the ‘Maidan Revolution’?

As well as Washington’s ‘Ukrainian project’?

Sep 2, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Torture Victim

US Special Forces May Have Gone On a Murder Spree in Afghanistan—Did the Army Cover It Up? US Special Forces May Have Gone On a Murder Spree in Afghanistan—Did the Army Cover It Up?

Exclusive video: “I saw with my own eyes that they killed people.”

Sep 2, 2015 / Matthieu Aikins

Iran Nuclear Deal Celebrations

After the Iran Deal: How to Make the Most of the Next 15 Years After the Iran Deal: How to Make the Most of the Next 15 Years

If the US wants to make the Iran deal stick, we have to face up to our broken nuclear promises.

Aug 31, 2015 / Alice Slater

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Why Would ‘The New York Times’ Try to Torpedo the Iran Deal? Why Would ‘The New York Times’ Try to Torpedo the Iran Deal?

Today’s front-page piece masquerades as news analysis, while pushing a neoconservative agenda.

Aug 24, 2015 / James Carden

John Kerry Iran Deal

Iran Is Not the Greatest Threat to World Peace Iran Is Not the Greatest Threat to World Peace

There’s a clear way to ensure a nuclear-free Middle East, but Washington is not interested.

Aug 20, 2015 / Noam Chomsky

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Is the US-Backed Kiev Regime Preparing an All-Out Military Assault on the Rebel Donbass Province? Is the US-Backed Kiev Regime Preparing an All-Out Military Assault on the Rebel Donbass Province?

If so, the risk grows of provoking a US–Russian war in Ukraine.

Aug 19, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Military Exercise in Ukraine

Is the United States Sliding Into War in Ukraine—as It Did in Vietnam? Is the United States Sliding Into War in Ukraine—as It Did in Vietnam?

And a tribute to Robert Conquest.

Aug 12, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Former Peace Corps Volunteers to John Kerry: Stop Sending Military Aid to the Dominican Republic

Former Peace Corps Volunteers to John Kerry: Stop Sending Military Aid to the Dominican Republic Former Peace Corps Volunteers to John Kerry: Stop Sending Military Aid to the Dominican Republic

Their letter arrives as international groups once more fail to prompt US action on the violation of human rights.

Aug 12, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Immigrant family detention

This Honduran Mother Fled Death Threats—Only to Be Locked Up in the US This Honduran Mother Fled Death Threats—Only to Be Locked Up in the US

Migrant families are being held for months in inhumane detention centers, just for fleeing violence at home.

Aug 10, 2015 / Michelle Chen

South Sudan

South Sudan’s War on Women South Sudan’s War on Women

Survivors say rape has become “just a normal thing” for women caught up in the country’s civil war.

Aug 7, 2015 / Samer Muscati

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