Europe Hardens Its Borders and Deepens the Migrant Crisis at Sea Europe Hardens Its Borders and Deepens the Migrant Crisis at Sea
A new proposal would do little to alleviate the suffering on Europe’s borders.
Aug 14, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Syrian Women Seek the Truth About Their Missing Loved Ones Syrian Women Seek the Truth About Their Missing Loved Ones
As Assad eyes victory in Syria’s brutal civil war, the fate of tens of thousands of disappeared citizens remains an unsettling mystery.
Aug 9, 2018 / Sara Manisera
How Israeli Tech Firms Act as Global Agents of Repression How Israeli Tech Firms Act as Global Agents of Repression
Two private intelligence companies hack political enemies in Africa, Europe, the Mideast, and the United States, for a price.
Jul 27, 2018 / Richard Silverstein
How the Neocon Plan to Destabilize Iran Will Blow Back on the United States How the Neocon Plan to Destabilize Iran Will Blow Back on the United States
A destabilized Iran would make post-invasion Iraq look like Disney World by comparison.
Jul 26, 2018 / Juan Cole
The Labor Abuse That Went Into NYU’s Abu Dhabi Campus The Labor Abuse That Went Into NYU’s Abu Dhabi Campus
According to a new report, for nearly a decade, the construction of the new campus systematically exposed workers to abuse and coercion.
Jul 26, 2018 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
In Trump’s America, the Middle East Remains an Afterthought In Trump’s America, the Middle East Remains an Afterthought
And yet US foreign policy is far from innocent in the disasters playing out in Syria, Yemen, and elsewhere.
Jul 19, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
Trump as New Cold War Heretic Trump as New Cold War Heretic
The president has broken with the nearly 20-year orthodoxy of blaming Russia alone for today’s post-Soviet confrontations.
Jul 18, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Can a New Left Movement Shift Israeli Politics? Can a New Left Movement Shift Israeli Politics?
Standing Together is uniting Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in a shared struggle for economic and political justice.
Jul 18, 2018 / Hannah Pollin-Galay
This Think Tank Is Pushing Regime Change in Iran—and the White House is Listening This Think Tank Is Pushing Regime Change in Iran—and the White House is Listening
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies helped kill the nuke deal, but it’s not satisfied—it wants harsh new sanctions against any country doing business with Iran.
Jul 12, 2018 / James Carden
Horror in Southern Syria, as 300,000 Flee a Government Assault Horror in Southern Syria, as 300,000 Flee a Government Assault
The Assad regime has indeed won—it has won the war against its own people.
Jul 11, 2018 / Loubna Mrie