As one door bangs shut in Kashmir, another opens in Argentina, writes Vijay Prashad.
Category: Foreign Policy
THE ANGRY ARAB: Armies & Politics in the Middle East
As`ad AbuKhalil reviews Middle East rulers’ reasons for distrusting their own militaries.
For Cliff May, War Pays
About the only thing the Defense of Democracies’ founder does not love about war is fighting it himself, writes Daniel McAdams.
The Ongoing Dread in Gaza: So Many Names, So Many Lives
Activists in Chicago this month evoked the deadly trauma of Israeli aerial attacks, Kathy Kelly reports.
Trump, Afghanistan & the Messy Endings to US Wars
Any deal with the Taliban will resemble the other retreats from the anti-colonial and counterinsurgency conflicts the U.S. has fought since 1945, writes Danny Sjursen.
Joe Biden Fueled the Latin American Migration Crisis
Colombians and Hondurans tell Max Blumenthal about the damage the U.S. presidential candidate has done to their societies.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Brighter US-Iran Prospects
Despite the seemingly escalating risks of war, last week also produced an unexpected drift toward the mahogany table.
The Missing Three-Letter Word in the Iran Crisis
Michael T. Klare offers an overview of oil’s enduring sway in U.S. policy in the Middle East.
Generals, Ambassadors, Security Experts, Church Leaders, Female Nobel Peace Laureates All Say ‘No War on Iran’
Ann Wright says the people and groups now calling on Washington to re-engage diplomatically with Iran are speaking up at a time of maximum urgency.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: If Dan Coats Leaves, No Tears Goodbye
The director of national intelligence has turned a blind eye on torture, secret prisons and international off-the-books kidnappings.