War on Terror

How to Get Serious About Ending the ISIS War

How to Get Serious About Ending the ISIS War How to Get Serious About Ending the ISIS War

A long-term alternative to war can only be built by popular movements in Iraq and Syria. These movements deserve our solidarity—not our bombs.

Feb 11, 2015 / Sarah Lazare and Foreign Policy In Focus

How the Left Failed France’s Muslims

How the Left Failed France’s Muslims How the Left Failed France’s Muslims

When the left abdicated its outreach to marginalized communities, the Islamists moved in.

Feb 6, 2015 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus

If You’re Afraid of ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorism, You’re Missing the Point

If You’re Afraid of ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorism, You’re Missing the Point If You’re Afraid of ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorism, You’re Missing the Point

There’s only one problem with the rising crescendo of alarm about lone wolves: most of it simply isn’t true.

Feb 5, 2015 / Matthew Harwood

Why Did It Take 10 Years to Publish the Diary of a Guantánamo Detainee?

Why Did It Take 10 Years to Publish the Diary of a Guantánamo Detainee? Why Did It Take 10 Years to Publish the Diary of a Guantánamo Detainee?

An interview with Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s attorney and his editor.

Feb 4, 2015 / Jon Wiener

Putting Boko Haram in Context

Putting Boko Haram in Context Putting Boko Haram in Context

There's no purely military solution to the insurgency raging across northeastern Nigeria.

Feb 3, 2015 / Ajamu Baraka and Foreign Policy In Focus

7 Reasons Why America’s Wars Aren’t Ending Anytime Soon

7 Reasons Why America’s Wars Aren’t Ending Anytime Soon 7 Reasons Why America’s Wars Aren’t Ending Anytime Soon

How never-ending war became—and will stay—the new normal.

Feb 2, 2015 / William J. Astore

Theater of the Absurd

Theater of the Absurd Theater of the Absurd

In the wake of the Paris attacks, moral idiots play their predictable roles.

Jan 14, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman

Paris Attacks Will Bolster the Right-Wing Front National

Paris Attacks Will Bolster the Right-Wing Front National Paris Attacks Will Bolster the Right-Wing Front National

The sad irony of terrorism is that it sparks a backlash against the very groups it seeks to champion.

Jan 14, 2015 / Column / Gary Younge

Letter to a Young Army Ranger

Letter to a Young Army Ranger Letter to a Young Army Ranger

Here’s why the “War on Terror” is not your battle.

Jan 13, 2015 / Rory Fanning

Nous Sommes Tous Charlie: Defend Freedom of Expression in France and Around the World

Nous Sommes Tous Charlie: Defend Freedom of Expression in France and Around the World Nous Sommes Tous Charlie: Defend Freedom of Expression in France and Around the World

We cannot have democracy without a free press, and the robust debate it fosters.

Jan 8, 2015 / John Nichols

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