The Iraq-Syria Civil War Challenges Both the US and Iran The Iraq-Syria Civil War Challenges Both the US and Iran
Washington and Tehran could be allies, and Saudi Arabia could help seal the deal.
Jun 11, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Two Points of View From Today’s House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing Two Points of View From Today’s House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing
Today in Washington, Representative Meeks makes a level-headed case for multilateral diplomacy with Iran, while Representative Vargas fears an iranian attack on Los Angeles.
Jun 10, 2014 / Eli Clifton
Libya: A Dramatic Strategic Failure Libya: A Dramatic Strategic Failure
Beset by infighting among militias and rampant arms trafficking, Libya in 2014 illustrates the dangers of Western military intervention.
Jun 10, 2014 / Jesse Franzblau and Foreign Policy In Focus
Time for Evolution in US Cuba Policy Time for Evolution in US Cuba Policy
Why Cuba might deem the United States irrelevant if foreign policy doesn't change.
Jun 10, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Iraq’s Nightmare Gets Worse Iraq’s Nightmare Gets Worse
The consequences of the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003 continue to play out.
Jun 10, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
America at War: A Record of Unparalleled Failure America at War: A Record of Unparalleled Failure
In fifty years of nearly nonstop American warfare, we’ve learned little and achieved less.
Jun 10, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Obama’s Fickle Gitmo Policy Obama’s Fickle Gitmo Policy
Obama’s decision to release some Guantanamo Bay prisoners raises questions about what he can and can't do.
Jun 10, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
Soccer Is the Art of the Unforseeable Soccer Is the Art of the Unforseeable
Professional soccer does everything to castrate its own energy of happiness, but it survives in spite of all the spites.
Jun 9, 2014 / Eduardo Galeano
How US Policy on Iran Came to Be Based on Fabricated Documents How US Policy on Iran Came to Be Based on Fabricated Documents
The key “evidence” of an Iranian nuclear weapons program comes via the MEK, a cult-like terrorist group—and was likely produced by Israel.
Jun 9, 2014 / Gareth Porter
The Bergdahl Saga Could Explode in the GOP’s Face The Bergdahl Saga Could Explode in the GOP’s Face
Putting Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on trial could put the entire, crazy war itself in the dock.
Jun 9, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss