Are Iran and Russia Risking Their Own Vietnam in Syria? Are Iran and Russia Risking Their Own Vietnam in Syria?
There are growing reports that Iranian troops, not just advisers, have joined Hezbollah in defending the Assad regime—backed by an increasing Russian military presence.
Sep 15, 2015 / Juan Cole
Hawks Aren’t Giving the Iran Deal a Chance Hawks Aren’t Giving the Iran Deal a Chance
Bellicose posturing too often ends up isolating the United States—and undermining our security.
Sep 15, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
September 13, 1993: Israel and the PLO Sign the Oslo Accords September 13, 1993: Israel and the PLO Sign the Oslo Accords
“Did the weakness of the Palestinians—exhausted, financially bereft, diplomatically ignored—lead to the acceptance of a bargain that will soon strike the younger generation as a be...
Sep 13, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
AIPAC Spent Millions of Dollars to Defeat the Iran Deal. Instead, It May Have Destroyed Itself. AIPAC Spent Millions of Dollars to Defeat the Iran Deal. Instead, It May Have Destroyed Itself.
The powerful Israel lobby has been badly damaged, and that’s good news for both Palestinians and Israelis.
Sep 11, 2015 / M.J. Rosenberg
September 11, 2001: ‘A Great Wound’ September 11, 2001: ‘A Great Wound’
“If we are shrewd about ourselves and truly brave, citizens will not yield to hysteria—or accept draconian new laws that undermine civil liberties—but will force these difficult qu...
Sep 11, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Tell the United States to Accept More Refugees and Asylum-Seekers From Syria Tell the United States to Accept More Refugees and Asylum-Seekers From Syria
Join The Nation, Katrina vanden Heuvel, and MoveOn in calling on the United States to take in more Syrian refugees.
Sep 10, 2015 / NationAction
Yemen, the World’s Next Great Refugee Crisis Yemen, the World’s Next Great Refugee Crisis
As the civil war heats up amid intervention by the Gulf monarchies, thousands are fleeing every day.
Sep 9, 2015 / Juan Cole
Europe’s Refugee Crisis Was Made in America Europe’s Refugee Crisis Was Made in America
Washington helped create the conditions with its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sep 9, 2015 / The Editors
Has Russia Been Right All Along About the ‘Arab Spring’? Has Russia Been Right All Along About the ‘Arab Spring’?
If so, why is Washington opposed to Moscow’s help in the war against ISIS?
Sep 9, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
14 Years After 9/11, the War on Terror Is Accomplishing Everything bin Laden Hoped It Would 14 Years After 9/11, the War on Terror Is Accomplishing Everything bin Laden Hoped It Would
Al Qaeda goaded us into doing what it had neither the resources nor the ability to do.
Sep 8, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt