The Diplomatic Wins at the Heart of China’s Ascendancy The Diplomatic Wins at the Heart of China’s Ascendancy
Its diplomatic feat of restoring relations in the Middle East reflects less its position as a rising power than the startling decline of American regional credibility.
May 23, 2023 / Juan Cole
Holding G20 Meetings in Kashmir Fuels Ecocide and Advances India’s Occupation Holding G20 Meetings in Kashmir Fuels Ecocide and Advances India’s Occupation
This week India is hosting G20 meetings in Kashmir—normalizing its military occupation of the disputed region while fueling the ongoing ecocide.
May 22, 2023 / Nazish Qureshi
The Line Between Support for Ukraine and War With Russia Just Gets Thinner The Line Between Support for Ukraine and War With Russia Just Gets Thinner
Recent Pentagon leaks reveal that the shadow war between Russia and the US over Ukraine is becoming more overt—and far more dangerous.
May 22, 2023 / James Bamford
Eliane Brum Is in the Reforesting Vanguard Eliane Brum Is in the Reforesting Vanguard
A conversation with the award-winning Brazilian writer and journalist about the politics of the Amazon rain forest, the violence that seethes beneath its canopy, and her new book, ...
May 22, 2023 / Q&A / Lewis Gordon
Is This the End of Russiagate? John Durham’s Dud Report. Is This the End of Russiagate? John Durham’s Dud Report.
From the “crime of the century" to one of Trump’s smallest scandals.
May 19, 2023 / Jeet Heer
BP Is Posting Its Highest Profits BP Is Posting Its Highest Profits
The cost? Our future.
May 19, 2023 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Why the Right Embraces Military-Veteran Vigilantes Why the Right Embraces Military-Veteran Vigilantes
The right is often misconstrued as anti-war. In reality, it wants to wage its war on American soil—against people whose Americanness it won’t recognize.
May 19, 2023 / Spencer Ackerman
Notes of a Russian Visitor Notes of a Russian Visitor
The director of PEN Moscow is worried about Russophobia.
May 18, 2023 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
The Future of War Is AI The Future of War Is AI
AI, whatever its positives, looks like anything but what the world needs right now to save us from a hell on earth.
May 17, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt
Turkish Election Aftershock: Despite Unity on the Left, the Opposition Falls Short Turkish Election Aftershock: Despite Unity on the Left, the Opposition Falls Short
Defying predictions of his political demise, the country's authoritarian president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan came first on Sunday and is now favored to win reelection in the runoff on M...
May 16, 2023 / Kaya Genç