Middle East

Ben Cardin AIPAC 2015

Ben Cardin Is a Hawk. Will Maryland Voters Punish Him for It? Ben Cardin Is a Hawk. Will Maryland Voters Punish Him for It?

The senator’s foreign policy views are being challenged in his Senate primary. 

May 10, 2018 / Eric Cortellessa

Palestine Flag

‘The Palestinians Have Not Forgotten, They Have Not Gone Away’ ‘The Palestinians Have Not Forgotten, They Have Not Gone Away’

Seventy years after the Nakba, Israel has not succeeded in erasing Palestine—or the Palestinians.

May 10, 2018 / Rashid Khalidi

Trump Nuclear Deal

Trump Withdraws From the Nuclear Deal With Iran Trump Withdraws From the Nuclear Deal With Iran

His decision puts US national security at risk while handing a long-sought victory to Netanyahu and the Israel lobby.

May 8, 2018 / James Carden

Donald Trump speaking at the final session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

Hail Donald Caesar! Hail Donald Caesar!

A new bill might give Trump a blank check for war.

May 3, 2018 / Danny Sjursen

Gaza-journalists

To Be a Palestinian Journalist in Gaza Is to Be Always Under Threat To Be a Palestinian Journalist in Gaza Is to Be Always Under Threat

“Everyone is targeted. Even if you’re a journalist.… As long as you are Palestinian and there, you are targeted.”

Apr 27, 2018 / Hamza Saftawi and Miriam Berger

Trump Macron

Macron’s Mission Accomplished? Macron’s Mission Accomplished?

During his state visit, Macron made a bid to keep the Iranian nuclear accord alive while advocating for an increased Western role in Syria.

Apr 26, 2018 / James Carden

Trump-Macron

Why It’s So Important to Save the Iran Nuke Deal Why It’s So Important to Save the Iran Nuke Deal

If Trump dumps it, it could set off a Middle East nuclear-arms race and lead to another disastrous war.

Apr 26, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

Ensaf Haidar and Raif Badawi

This Saudi Blogger Called for Modernization. So Has the Crown Prince. So Why Is the Blogger in Jail? This Saudi Blogger Called for Modernization. So Has the Crown Prince. So Why Is the Blogger in Jail?

If Mohammed bin Salman truly wants to promote freedom of expression, he must release Raif Badawi.

Apr 26, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Red Square in Moscow

Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia

Cooperation with Moscow remains vital for American national security, but “Russiagate” allegations, now codified in a DNC lawsuit, are making that decades-long pursuit a crime.

Apr 25, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Erdogan’s Revenge and the Kurdish Dilemma

Erdogan’s Revenge and the Kurdish Dilemma Erdogan’s Revenge and the Kurdish Dilemma

After 4,000 years of continuous habitation, there is no Kurdish presence left in Afrin.

Apr 25, 2018 / Maurice Glasman

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