What Russia’s Syria Intervention Tells Us About Its Interference in the US Election What Russia’s Syria Intervention Tells Us About Its Interference in the US Election
Playing on ethnic and racial divisions has become a hallmark of crony-capitalist Russia.
Nov 6, 2017 / Juan Cole
Is the United States Planning to Attack North Korea? Is the United States Planning to Attack North Korea?
Three US aircraft-carrier groups have now converged in the Pacific.
Nov 1, 2017 / Michael T. Klare
America’s Expanding ‘Shadow War’ in Africa America’s Expanding ‘Shadow War’ in Africa
Are we prepared to ignore our own Constitution and shred international law, claiming the right to attack anywhere at will?
Nov 1, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Osama bin Laden’s Plan Worked Osama bin Laden’s Plan Worked
He got exactly what he wanted: endless US wars in the Muslim world.
Oct 31, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
US Special-Operations Forces Have Quietly Moved Onto the Russian Border US Special-Operations Forces Have Quietly Moved Onto the Russian Border
The percentage of special operators deployed to Europe quadrupled last year.
Oct 30, 2017 / Nick Turse
The Cuban Missile Crisis at 55 The Cuban Missile Crisis at 55
The bullshit, the truth… and Trump.
Oct 27, 2017 / James G. Blight and Janet M. Lang
Confronting the Legacy of the Civil War: The Forgotten Front Confronting the Legacy of the Civil War: The Forgotten Front
The conflict was fought by proxy in the West, but one thing united the warring factions: the doctrine of white supremacy and genocidal violence against Indians.
Oct 26, 2017 / George Black
US Double Standards in the New Cold War US Double Standards in the New Cold War
The mainstream American political-media narrative, which powerfully influences the possibility of war or peace with Russia, is dangerously unbalanced.
Oct 25, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Escalating Nuclear Threat Finally Has the Public’s Attention. Now What? The Escalating Nuclear Threat Finally Has the Public’s Attention. Now What?
There is no substitute for our leaders’ coming to the table and beginning a dialogue.
Oct 24, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Are American Soldiers Fighting and Dying in Niger? Why Are American Soldiers Fighting and Dying in Niger?
Twenty days after the combat deaths of four US soldiers, there are more questions than answers.
Oct 24, 2017 / James Carden