The United States Has a National-Security Problem—and It’s Not What You Think The United States Has a National-Security Problem—and It’s Not What You Think
Conflict abroad is not the biggest threat to most Americans’ lives.
Jul 16, 2018 / Rajan Menon
Summitgate and the Campaign vs. ‘Peace’ Summitgate and the Campaign vs. ‘Peace’
Not surprisingly, Trump’s meetings with NATO and Putin are being portrayed as ominous events by Russiagaters.
Jul 11, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
What Trump’s Critics Are Missing About the NATO Summit What Trump’s Critics Are Missing About the NATO Summit
His nutty antics, as usual, dominate the headlines—while very little is being said about the alliance’s actual role in the world.
Jul 11, 2018 / Michael T. Klare
Common Ground: For Secure Elections and True National Security Common Ground: For Secure Elections and True National Security
An open letter by Gloria Steinem, Noam Chomsky, John Dean, Governor Bill Richardson, Walter Mosley, Michael Moore, Valerie Plame, and others.
Jul 11, 2018 / The Nation
Why Trump’s Denaturalization Task Force Matters Why Trump’s Denaturalization Task Force Matters
The fear of losing citizenship will have a chilling effect on America’s immigrants.
Jul 10, 2018 / Stephanie deGooyer
How Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons Changed the World How Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons Changed the World
A year after 122 nations adopted a nuclear-weapons ban, the treaty is showing results.
Jul 6, 2018 / Ray Acheson
Despite Anonymous Carping, US–North Korea Talks Continue Despite Anonymous Carping, US–North Korea Talks Continue
Opponents of talks are using a DIA assessment to undercut the Singapore summit.
Jul 3, 2018 / Tim Shorrock
Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit? Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit?
If it actually occurs, never in the 75-year history of such US-Russian meetings will an American president have had so much opposition and so little support at home.
Jun 27, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Trump’s Border: Gitmo for Kids Trump’s Border: Gitmo for Kids
The Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility set the stage structurally, institutionally, and legally for what we’ve just witnessed at the border.
Jun 26, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg
What Will Become of Nicaragua? What Will Become of Nicaragua?
Civil unrest marks a crucial tipping point in the country’s history of political revolution.
Jun 25, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon