Juan Cole and Katrina vanden Heuvel: Do We Belong in Libya? Juan Cole and Katrina vanden Heuvel: Do We Belong in Libya?
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel speaks with Middle East scholar Juan Cole about his open letter to the left on Libya.
Mar 29, 2011 / The Nation
What Obama Should Say Tonight About Libya What Obama Should Say Tonight About Libya
Obama should tell Americans: "I have come before you tonight to admit that I have erred in intervening in Libya."
Mar 28, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Libya Intervention The Libya Intervention
Military “solutions” to grave humanitarian crises are tempting, but history shows that they rarely solve anything.
Mar 24, 2011 / The Editors
The Innocence of the Liberal Hawk The Innocence of the Liberal Hawk
Libya is not Iraq. And yet the flaws in logic, strategy and morality remain the same.
Mar 24, 2011 / Column / Gary Younge
Obama Doesn’t Need a Foreign Policy Doctrine Obama Doesn’t Need a Foreign Policy Doctrine
The uprisings in the Arab world are too complex to be reduced to a one-size-fits-all doctrine.
Mar 24, 2011 / Ari Berman
Taking Aim at the Pentagon Budget Taking Aim at the Pentagon Budget
Economic crisis, deficit mania and war weariness have created political momentum for big cuts to military spending.
Mar 23, 2011 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
A Parade of Arrogance: On John Dower A Parade of Arrogance: On John Dower
During war, John Dower explains, “the system filters out the thoughtful and replaces them with the faithful.”
Mar 23, 2011 / Books & the Arts / George Scialabba
Wake Up! End the Silence on Afghanistan Wake Up! End the Silence on Afghanistan
It's time to resolve the disconnect between public opinion and government policy towards Afghanistan.
Mar 23, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Talking to the Taliban: Now’s the Time, Says Task Force Talking to the Taliban: Now’s the Time, Says Task Force
Obama's Afghanistan adviser backs new report on peace talks.
Mar 23, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
US in Libya: Protecting Civilians? A Rebel Army? What? US in Libya: Protecting Civilians? A Rebel Army? What?
The conflict between regime change and the mission to "protect civilians."
Mar 22, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss