Who’s Winning This Escalating Geopolitical Struggle Between the U.S. and Russia?
Russia and the U.S. have always been confrontational with one another, but lately the relationship has been very dangerous. These two powerful nations need to find a way to coexist.
America’s Afghan war is over, so what about Iraq—and Iran?
Let’s hope Biden has learned another history lesson: That the United States should stop invading and attacking other countries.
Aleppo Rebels were defeated because they alienated Syrians
Syria is much more diverse a country than it might seem from cold social statistics.
A Self-Perpetuating Machine for American Insecurity
Washington has invented a system so deeply entrenched in our world that changing it will surely prove a stunningly difficult task. Welcome to the new world of American insecurity.
The U.S. and Turkey are deeply divided over Syria policy
Can Trump get his magpie mind around the complexities of Syria?
America will regret helping Saudi Arabia bomb Yemen
Selling weapons to Saudi Arabia has consequences. The intense anti-U.S. sentiment in Yemen should be a wake-up call for Americans.
The end of war is just a beginning
What President Trump is actually proposing simply removes the most visible aspect – the troops – while continuing the bombing of eight countries and secret counter terrorism operations across almost half the globe.
Nuclear powers once shared their technology openly – how Iran’s program fell on the...
As tensions remain at fever pitch between Tehran and Washington, Iran continues to breach limits agreed in the 2015 Iran deal, known...
War is a poor metaphor for this pandemic
"Wars target enemies and accrue authority to the state. They marginalize vulnerable communities and disenfranchise the people writ large."
In war crime, Israel is still blocking water, electricity to Gaza’s Palestinian civilians
Willfully impeding relief supplies is a war crime, as is collectively punishing civilians for the actions of armed groups.