August 16, 2022
How long will the fragile truce in Yemen last?
The path to a long-standing peace runs through a complete end to foreign military involvement.
August 16, 2022
Modi: ‘we have to make India a developed nation in our lifetime’
The PM knows his legitimacy as a leader rests not only on getting his country out of recession but millions out of crushing poverty.
August 15, 2022
GOP drops scathing review of Afghanistan withdrawal, White House reacts
The Biden administration is reiterating its case for ending the war, while Republicans are focused on the evacuation.
August 15, 2022
Nine years after Rabaa massacre, US still turns blind eye to Egyptian abuses
Washington continues to treat el-Sisi with kid gloves, supplying the despotic regime with aid, hurting its own credibility in the process.
August 15, 2022
Afghanistan a year later: Will ‘over the horizon’ normalize Endless War?
In the past, Washington needed everyone’s support behind military conflicts. Today it wants people to forget. Drones help them do that.
August 13, 2022
Russia sanctions are spurring a new Silk Road
To avoid sanctions, countries are actively reopening moribund routes and creating greater connectivity across the Middle East and Asia.
August 12, 2022
There’s a nuclear catastrophe on the horizon in Ukraine
The UN’s top atomic official is calling on Russian and Ukrainian forces to halt all military activity at the Zaporizhzhia facility.
August 12, 2022
Why we can’t rely on NATO to make Europe whole again
For a longterm peace, the region needs new security structures outside of the alliance that eventually include Russia.
August 12, 2022
Bans on Russian travel and culture play into Putin’s hands
The USSR prevented its citizens from traveling to the West during the Cold War, mimicking that now would be entirely counterproductive.
August 12, 2022
Diplomacy Watch: Ukraine digs in as its Western support ebbs
Despite the risk of a Russia-friendly government in Italy and reduced support from the US, Kyiv is showing no appetite for negotiations.
August 12, 2022
Biden’s new Africa strategy is shortsighted and stale
The administration hasn’t learned from past mistakes, is overly focused on great power competition, and can’t quit the counterterror lens.
August 12, 2022
Hawks: Time to prepare the nation for war with China
Voices like Elbridge Colby think Biden should back up his tough rhetoric about defending Taiwan with a greater show of force.
August 11, 2022
Saudi ringleader gets off scot-free while ex-Twitter employee faces jail
The FBI says a close aide to MBS recruited social media minions here to access dissidents’ personal info, but so far he goes unpunished.
August 10, 2022
Report: post-9/11 era one of the most militarily aggressive in US history
America has conducted nearly 400 interventions since its founding, with more than a quarter in the last 30 years.
August 10, 2022
US foreign arms sales spike to nearly $20B in the dog days of summer
Between July 15 and August 2, Washington signed off on billions of dollars worth of military deals, over a third of which went to autocracies.
August 10, 2022
Meet the veterans who chose ‘paths of dissent’
They sacrificed for their country in Iraq and Afghanistan but these individuals want you to reconsider whether they ever should have.
August 10, 2022
Beware of viewing Balkans as new front in Russian-NATO proxy war
These historically complex conflicts can only be resolved by a long-term, patient strategy led by Europeans, not the US.
August 9, 2022
Pentagon contractors in Afghanistan operated with minimal disclosure and oversight
According to a new report, the Defense Department doled out billions to companies that are not identifiable on contracting databases.
August 9, 2022
AIPAC’s new strategy: Spend millions on elections, don’t mention Israel
The lobbying org’s first foray into electoral politics has been marked by spending GOP megadonor dollars on Democratic primaries. Why?