In the Midst of Chaos, an Invincible Arab Spring In the Midst of Chaos, an Invincible Arab Spring
This month’s protests in Syria, Iraq, and Egypt prove that what began in 2010 was just the beginning of a long revolution.
Oct 10, 2019 / Tesbih Habbal and Muzna Hasnawi
Trump’s Erratic Syria Policy Deserves No Anti-Imperialist’s Cheers Trump’s Erratic Syria Policy Deserves No Anti-Imperialist’s Cheers
The Middle East mess requires diplomacy, not Trump’s green-lighting of Turkish aggression.
Oct 9, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Syria Pullout Will Destroy the Middle East’s Only Woman-Led Democracy Trump’s Syria Pullout Will Destroy the Middle East’s Only Woman-Led Democracy
Betraying Kurdish forces will threaten a thriving model of governance and empower ISIS all over again.
Oct 8, 2019 / Carne Ross
Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Shook Everyone—Except Trump Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Shook Everyone—Except Trump
For Trump, outrage over the slaying of the journalist was just the cost of doing business with Saudi Arabia.
Oct 4, 2019 / Mohamad Bazzi
Why Is Europe Still Fueling the War in Yemen? Why Is Europe Still Fueling the War in Yemen?
Despite attempts to ban arms exports, European countries remain important weapons suppliers to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Oct 4, 2019 / Romain Mielcarek
UN Accuses US-Allied Forces of War Crimes in Syria UN Accuses US-Allied Forces of War Crimes in Syria
US generals are seemingly unaware of the allegations or whether they leveled Syrian villages.
Sep 27, 2019 / Nick Turse
Israel Canceled the FIFA Palestine Cup for No Apparent Reason Israel Canceled the FIFA Palestine Cup for No Apparent Reason
Many think it was done to drive a wedge between the West Bank and Gaza in order to thwart the aspirations to nationhood of the Palestinian people.
Sep 26, 2019 / Dave Zirin
The Tragic Logic of the Attacks on the Saudi Oil Plants The Tragic Logic of the Attacks on the Saudi Oil Plants
The strikes did not claim any human victims, they claimed oil, millions and millions of barrels of it—which is precisely why it may lead to war.
Sep 26, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich
Trump’s Iran Policy: A Q&A With Richard Falk Trump’s Iran Policy: A Q&A With Richard Falk
Legal scholar Richard Falk on Iran, Saudi Arabia, and American interests abroad.
Sep 25, 2019 / Daniel Falcone
5 Things Progressives Need to Know About the Israeli Elections 5 Things Progressives Need to Know About the Israeli Elections
Israel’s inconclusive election presents progressives with an opportunity.
Sep 23, 2019 / Hannah Pollin-Galay