Middle East

Trump Clinton Debate

What if the Next Presidential Debate Actually Covered Critical Issues? What if the Next Presidential Debate Actually Covered Critical Issues?

We need a debate worthy of the challenges we face as a nation.

Oct 18, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Former Ambassador Chas Freeman

Meet the Man Who Should Be the Next Secretary of State Meet the Man Who Should Be the Next Secretary of State

Former ambassador to Saudi Arabia Chas Freeman is that rare thing, an honest and wise diplomat—which is why he’ll probably never be appointed.

Oct 14, 2016 / Patrick Lawrence

The Promise

The Armenian Genocide Finally Gets Its Due With the Film ‘The Promise’ The Armenian Genocide Finally Gets Its Due With the Film ‘The Promise’

An epic motion picture, it will introduce general audiences to a tragic chapter of history that has been shamefully denied for far too long.

Oct 13, 2016 / Pietro A. Shakarian

Warmongering in Washington, Preparation for War in Moscow

Warmongering in Washington, Preparation for War in Moscow Warmongering in Washington, Preparation for War in Moscow

In reaction to US words and deeds, the Kremlin is preparing the Russian nation for the possibility of war.

Oct 12, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Protest against settlement

Where Is Obama’s Red Line on Israel? Where Is Obama’s Red Line on Israel?

Israel has already chosen settlements, and Greater Israel, over a two-state solution. Washington needs to come to terms with that.

Oct 11, 2016 / Mairav Zonszein

Presidents Putin and Jinping

Think the US Is the Foremost Global Superpower? Think Again Think the US Is the Foremost Global Superpower? Think Again

Welcome to a multipolar world.

Oct 11, 2016 / Dilip Hiro

Hodeidah Yemen Bombing

Yemen Faces Collapse as Civilians Flee Two Warring Factions in a Brutal Civil War Yemen Faces Collapse as Civilians Flee Two Warring Factions in a Brutal Civil War

More than 10,000 have been killed, many by US ally Saudi Arabia in its indiscriminate bombing campaign.

Oct 7, 2016 / Nicolas Niarchos

Rubble in Aleppo

War Hawks Are Sensing an Opening in Syria War Hawks Are Sensing an Opening in Syria

Yet the horrific tragedy now unfolding is partially the result of the West’s support for the overthrow of Syria’s secular government by radical Sunni fundamentalists.

Oct 6, 2016 / James Carden

Syrian Civil Defense

This Film Shows Syria’s Civil War From the Victims’ Point of View This Film Shows Syria’s Civil War From the Victims’ Point of View

The White Helmets is a harrowing documentary about that country’s heroic first responders.

Oct 6, 2016 / Lydia Wilson

Syria Damascus airstrike

The Obama Administration’s Suspension of Syria Talks With Russia Is the Most Dangerous Development in a New Cold War The Obama Administration’s Suspension of Syria Talks With Russia Is the Most Dangerous Development in a New Cold War

The collapse of talks takes the United States one step closer to an unnecessarily deadly “military solution” to the Syria crisis.

Oct 3, 2016 / James Carden

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