Middle East
Millions of Afghans forced to return to a hellscape the world forgot
Iran and Pakistan are deporting people in en masse back to a country where Taliban revenge and abuse, no jobs or food, and grinding poverty, await
August 29, 2025
afghanistan
Military Industrial Complex
Turns out leaving Afghanistan did not unleash terror on US or region
There have been zero attacks against American-linked targets at home or abroad in the four years since the withdrawal
August 28, 2025
Asia-Pacific
Left behind, Afghanistan is now an environmental hellhole
What did we think nearly 50 years of war and neglect was going to do to that country?
April 21, 2025
Middle East
Trump's refugee ban is endangering US Afghan allies
The legal situation is unclear but veterans say the freeze on resettlement ops has already caused life threatening delays
February 26, 2025
Washington Politics
Symposium on Biden's foreign policy: The good, bad & ugly
Aside from Gaza and Ukraine, what were the exiting president's best or worst moments? We asked a diverse array of historians and analysts.
January 20, 2025
Washington Politics
It's over: Biden is last gasp of failed post-Cold War internationalism
Whether with neoliberalism or neoconservatism, the last four presidents helped to squander the peace. And now a new era begins.
January 17, 2025
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