The US failed in Afghanistan by trying to moralize with bullets and bombs
Global South nations struggling with the effects of colonialism are ticking time bombs. Global North control creates simmering resentments and resistance.
We must turn solidarity with Ukraine into the new normal for all refugees
The global North’s unprecedented support for Ukrainians has revealed racist double standards. But it’s also an opportunity to extend such solidarity to everyone.
Aleppo’s sobering lessons
Those who engage Syria with limited will and limited means must set limited goals if they are to accomplish even a limited amount of good.
Many Americans refused to consider why 9/11 happened. The costs were enormous.
Middle East experts who opposed America’s post-9/11 wars were ridiculed as anti-American extremists. In reality, it was the pro-war right that was making us less safe.
The antiwar movement that wasn’t enough
These are the wars we couldn't end.
Ukraine
The significance of Ukraine’s struggle certainly doesn’t lie in educating Americans, but perhaps it is finally making us reckon with the costs of war, as we’ve needed to do for so long.
Spinning illusions: The anti-American left and the Ukraine war
Illusions have their limits.
In the crosshairs: The perilous reality for journalists in 2023
Examining the heightened risks faced by journalists in conflict zones, especially in the Gaza Strip, amidst global political tensions and criticism of U.S. foreign policy.
An open letter to Obama from an Iraq War spouse
Before he leaves office, Obama should set up a truth commission on the Iraq War.
Killer drones in the empire state
The U.S. drone war is escalating in numerous countries.