US Wars and Military Action

Trump at a military base in Iraq

The American Empire’s History of Amnesia The American Empire’s History of Amnesia

Trump’s recent comments on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan demonstrate the country’s reluctance to remember its foreign policy indiscretions.

Jan 24, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

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Letters From the February 11-18, 2019, Issue Letters From the February 11-18, 2019, Issue

Military-industrial complexity… Worth 1,000 words… Parsing the new NAFTA… Greenspan’s historical amnesia…

Jan 24, 2019 / Our Readers

US-Korea Talks

US-North Korea Talks Are Moving Decisively to the Diplomatic Phase US-North Korea Talks Are Moving Decisively to the Diplomatic Phase

Despite the progress, pundits and leading Democrats still complain.

Jan 23, 2019 / Tim Shorrock

Putin Trump billboard

The End of Russia’s ‘Democratic Illusions’ About America The End of Russia’s ‘Democratic Illusions’ About America

How Russiagate has impacted a vital struggle in Russia.

Jan 23, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump at Hangar Rally

Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism

Democrats have the opportunity to define this positive policy, not simply react to Trump’s provocations.

Jan 22, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Representative Eliot Engel

Congressman Eliot Engel’s Foreign Policy of Belligerence Congressman Eliot Engel’s Foreign Policy of Belligerence

House Democrats should cut back on the virtue-signaling and instead concentrate their efforts on supporting diplomatic efforts to finally put an end to the crisis in Syria.

Jan 22, 2019 / James Carden

Tulsi Gabbard with Modi

Tulsi Gabbard’s Deceptive Foreign Policy Tulsi Gabbard’s Deceptive Foreign Policy

The Hawaii congresswoman’s anti-interventionism masks an affinity for authoritarians, nationalists, and Islamophobes.

Jan 17, 2019 / Evan Hill

Trump and Putin at G20

Anti-Trump Frenzy Threatens to End Superpower Diplomacy Anti-Trump Frenzy Threatens to End Superpower Diplomacy

Baseless Russiagate allegations continue to risk war with Russia.

Jan 16, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Uighur ethnic cleansing in China

How the Left Should Respond to Ethnic Cleansing in China How the Left Should Respond to Ethnic Cleansing in China

A million Uighurs are being held in concentration camps in Xinjiang. What can the US do?

Jan 15, 2019 / Daniel Bessner and Isaac Stone Fish

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Letters From the January 28-February 4, 2019, Issue Letters From the January 28-February 4, 2019, Issue

Fuzzy math… Where there’s smoke… The real George Bush… Thanks, but no thanks (web only)…

Jan 10, 2019 / Our Readers and Ben Ehrenreich

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