World Leaders

A Broad Coalition of Okinawans Says No to a New US Marine Corps Base

A Broad Coalition of Okinawans Says No to a New US Marine Corps Base A Broad Coalition of Okinawans Says No to a New US Marine Corps Base

A delegation to DC asks the Obama administration to respect democracy.

Nov 23, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

Believe It: Trump Can Defeat Hillary

Believe It: Trump Can Defeat Hillary Believe It: Trump Can Defeat Hillary

The Paris attacks have made the demagogue even stronger.

Nov 20, 2015 / Leslie Savan

‘Bringing History to Bear’

‘Bringing History to Bear’ ‘Bringing History to Bear’

Celebrating 150 years of dialogue and dissent.

Nov 19, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Merkel’s Refugee Policy Is Political Calculus, Not Humanitarian Generosity

Merkel’s Refugee Policy Is Political Calculus, Not Humanitarian Generosity Merkel’s Refugee Policy Is Political Calculus, Not Humanitarian Generosity

It’s high time to wipe the rose tint from the media’s lens on Germany as the shining bastion of Willkommenskultur.

Nov 19, 2015 / Natasha Lennard and Lukas Hermsmeier

France’s Ramped-Up Syria Bombing Comes Up Empty

France’s Ramped-Up Syria Bombing Comes Up Empty France’s Ramped-Up Syria Bombing Comes Up Empty

The impulse to “do something” doesn’t guarantee results against the Islamic State. Should we worry about what it will take?

Nov 18, 2015 / Ali Gharib

Will Paris Melt the New US-Russian Cold War?

Will Paris Melt the New US-Russian Cold War? Will Paris Melt the New US-Russian Cold War?

Paris and Moscow form an alliance while Washington dithers.

Nov 18, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences

Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences

Anti-Muslim hate crimes are up, but that’s not all.

Nov 17, 2015 / John Knefel

Why Another ‘War on Terror’ Won’t Work

Why Another ‘War on Terror’ Won’t Work Why Another ‘War on Terror’ Won’t Work

When we respond to terror attacks with air strikes and drone killings, we seem oblivious to the terror for which we ourselves are responsible.

Nov 17, 2015 / Mary Kaldor

There Is Only One Way to Destroy ISIS

There Is Only One Way to Destroy ISIS There Is Only One Way to Destroy ISIS

Neither airstrikes nor boots on the ground will do it. We must address the conditions that led to its rise, and that means ending the Syrian civil war and the regional Saudi-Irania...

Nov 16, 2015 / Yousef Munayyer

Flowers after shooting in Paris

Is It Wrong to Mourn Paris More Deeply Than Beirut? Is It Wrong to Mourn Paris More Deeply Than Beirut?

Paris was a wake-up call for Westerners—a reminder that we usually have the luxury to ignore the costs of war, even as our governments inflict them on foreigners.

Nov 16, 2015 / Jeanne Kay

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