National Security

A Vigorous Foreign-Policy Debate Between Clinton and Sanders

A Vigorous Foreign-Policy Debate Between Clinton and Sanders A Vigorous Foreign-Policy Debate Between Clinton and Sanders

A long-overdue debate has opened.

Dec 22, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Kerry’s Mission to Moscow

Kerry’s Mission to Moscow Kerry’s Mission to Moscow

After meeting with Putin, the secretary of state calls for a new US-Russian partnership—but can he enact it?

Dec 16, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Rand Paul

Rand Paul Got It Right: Trump ‘Would Defy Every Norm That Is America’ Rand Paul Got It Right: Trump ‘Would Defy Every Norm That Is America’

The senator challenged the billionaire on behalf of basic liberties. And in so doing he showed why Trump is not qualified to be president.

Dec 16, 2015 / John Nichols

US NATO Ukraine

US and NATO Double Down on the Cold War Versus Russia US and NATO Double Down on the Cold War Versus Russia

In the aftermath of the Paris and San Bernardino attacks, Washington and Brussels still reject a coalition with Moscow against international terrorism.

Dec 9, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

The American Empire Is No Match for Mega-droughts and Superstorms

The American Empire Is No Match for Mega-droughts and Superstorms The American Empire Is No Match for Mega-droughts and Superstorms

Unless world leaders agree on stringent climate regulations in Paris, climate change—not military or economic prowess—will decide the fate of humanity.

Dec 7, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

Syria, the Rise of ISIS, and the Perils of Regime Change

Syria, the Rise of ISIS, and the Perils of Regime Change Syria, the Rise of ISIS, and the Perils of Regime Change

The American mania for regime change has led to one humanitarian catastrophe after another.

Dec 3, 2015 / James Carden

Bombing Hasn’t Worked. Bombing Won’t Work. And Yet, We Will Bomb

Bombing Hasn’t Worked. Bombing Won’t Work. And Yet, We Will Bomb Bombing Hasn’t Worked. Bombing Won’t Work. And Yet, We Will Bomb

The UK is grasping again for an old, failed tactic, thanks to the nationalist impulse to act fast after Paris.

Dec 3, 2015 / Column / Gary Younge

ISIS guard

Here’s What a Man Who Studied Every Suicide Attack in the World Says About ISIS’ Motives Here’s What a Man Who Studied Every Suicide Attack in the World Says About ISIS’ Motives

More than anything, the terrorist group’s outward expressions of religious fervor serve its secular objectives of controlling resources and territory.

Dec 2, 2015 / Joshua Holland

Vladimir Putin

A Time for Fateful Decisions A Time for Fateful Decisions

Great powers, current and would-be political leaders, and opinion-shapers must now decide: with or versus Russia against terrorism.

Dec 2, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Coalition or Cold War with Russia?

Coalition or Cold War with Russia? Coalition or Cold War with Russia?

American policy-makers and presidential candidates must now make a fateful decision—join Moscow in an alliance against ISIS, or persist in treating the Kremlin as an enemy.

Nov 30, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen and Katrina vanden Heuvel

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