World Leaders

Kashmir Has Become a Zone of Permanent, Limitless War

Kashmir Has Become a Zone of Permanent, Limitless War Kashmir Has Become a Zone of Permanent, Limitless War

Modi’s blockade is designed to extinguish resistance and facilitate capital.

Sep 4, 2019 / Saiba Varma

Department of Defense ground missile launch

The Pentagon’s New Missile Drive Is Bringing Armageddon Closer The Pentagon’s New Missile Drive Is Bringing Armageddon Closer

Washington is withdrawing from the INF treaty not because of Russian violations but because the Pentagon wants to deploy a dangerous new class of its own nukes.

Aug 30, 2019 / Michael T. Klare

South Koreans at anti-Japan rally

In a Major Shift, South Korea Defies Its Alliance With Japan In a Major Shift, South Korea Defies Its Alliance With Japan

Trade restrictions, an end to intelligence sharing, heated rhetoric—it’s all rooted in Japanese war crimes, papered over by a 1965 treaty in which Washington played a hidden hand.

Aug 27, 2019 / Tim Shorrock

Greenland

Trump’s Greenland Grab Is a Throwback to the Foulest Imperialism Trump’s Greenland Grab Is a Throwback to the Foulest Imperialism

Denmark’s prime minister got it right when she said, “Thankfully, the time where you buy and sell other countries and populations is over.”

Aug 21, 2019 / John Nichols

Did Netanyahu Just Kill Washington’s ‘Pro-Israel’ Consensus?

Did Netanyahu Just Kill Washington’s ‘Pro-Israel’ Consensus? Did Netanyahu Just Kill Washington’s ‘Pro-Israel’ Consensus?

The ban against Representatives Tlaib and Omar has angered even those who can’t find their voices when Israel bombs kids in Gaza. 

Aug 16, 2019 / M.J. Rosenberg

Verwoerd assassination

The Truth Behind the Assassination of the South African PM The Truth Behind the Assassination of the South African PM

When my relative stabbed PM Hendrik Verwoerd to death, he was described as a “madman”—but he was really trying to bring down apartheid.

Aug 16, 2019 / Nikos Konstandaras

India’s Government Has Undermined the Very Essence of Federalism and Democracy

India’s Government Has Undermined the Very Essence of Federalism and Democracy India’s Government Has Undermined the Very Essence of Federalism and Democracy

With a precedent like the decrees on Kashmir, what will prevent the government from imprisoning possible critics elsewhere, then ripping up another state?

Aug 15, 2019 / Dilip D’Souza

This Is a New Low

This Is a New Low This Is a New Low

When Trump encouraged Israel to bar Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, he set another stunningly awful precedent.

Aug 15, 2019 / John Nichols

Kashmir Sinagar Pakistan Protests

India’s Constitutional Coup in Kashmir Is Sowing the Seeds of Renewed Rebellion India’s Constitutional Coup in Kashmir Is Sowing the Seeds of Renewed Rebellion

Among Kashmiri Muslims, India is a foreign country and a hostile enemy. The latest decrees have provoked sorrow, despair, and anger.

Aug 13, 2019 / Barbara Crossette

Nuclear missile

In Memoriam: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dies at 32 In Memoriam: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dies at 32

The INF Treaty is survived by New START, but it too is in danger.

Aug 2, 2019 / Matt Korda

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