Trump Is Igniting a Perilous New Nuclear-Arms Race Trump Is Igniting a Perilous New Nuclear-Arms Race
Enforcement, not abandonment, is the answer to violations of the INF Treaty.
Feb 5, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’ Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’
Why would Moscow want to fight terrorists without the US? It doesn’t.
Jan 30, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Peace in Afghanistan? Maybe—but a Minerals Rush Is Already Underway Peace in Afghanistan? Maybe—but a Minerals Rush Is Already Underway
And that rush is a direct result of Trump’s pressure on the Afghan government to open up the country to foreign corporations.
Jan 30, 2019 / Antony Loewenstein
Bret Stephens, the ‘Times,’ and Fearmongering Over Venezuela Bret Stephens, the ‘Times,’ and Fearmongering Over Venezuela
Columnist Stephens and others on the right are worried about the growing popularity of socialism. Their panicked response? “But Venezuela!”
Jan 29, 2019 / Greg Grandin
Black Culture Won’t Save Kamala Harris Black Culture Won’t Save Kamala Harris
After eight years of Obama’s winks and nods, the code-switching playbook has been played out.
Jan 28, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman
Stephen F. Cohen and Dan Rather in Conversation With Katrina vanden Heuvel Stephen F. Cohen and Dan Rather in Conversation With Katrina vanden Heuvel
At 92Y, Cohen argues that our new Cold War with Russia is even more dangerous than the first one, and that Russiagate is only exacerbating the problem.
Jan 28, 2019 / The Nation
Sudan’s Third Uprising: Is It a Revolution? Sudan’s Third Uprising: Is It a Revolution?
The protests are spreading, and the Bashir dictatorship is being challenged as never before.
Jan 25, 2019 / Sara Mohammed
How the Right Is Using Venezuela to Reorder Politics How the Right Is Using Venezuela to Reorder Politics
The social-democratic wing of the Democratic Party must find a way to put forth a compelling counter-vision.
Jan 25, 2019 / Greg Grandin
Venezuela: Call It What It Is—a Coup Venezuela: Call It What It Is—a Coup
The power grab of the right’s Juan Guaidó is brazenly unconstitutional.
Jan 25, 2019 / George Ciccariello-Maher
Washington Trained Guatemala’s Killers for Decades Washington Trained Guatemala’s Killers for Decades
The US Border Patrol played a key role in propping up Latin American dictatorships.
Jan 25, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin and Elizabeth Oglesby