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Whoever is to blame in the Bowers incident, there is no escaping U.S. culpability in a policy that leads to death and destruction and is ultimately ineffective.
Pried loose by Congress, which passed the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act three years ago, a long-hidden trove of once-classified CIA documents confirms one of the worst-kept secrets of the cold war–the CIA’s use of an extensive Nazi spy network to wage a
The decision by the U.S. Congress to withhold $244 million in dues owed to the United Nations only builds upon the growing global perception of U.S. arrogance.
The nomination of someone as unsuitable as Kansteiner deserves greater scrutiny and public opposition.
The upcoming meeting in Key West is part of a continuing attempt to settle the conflict between the two countries over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Bush’s Controversial Appointment Otto Juan Reich
Excessive arms sales to Taiwan might jeopardize this favorable trend.
It will be very difficult for the United States to speak out against human rights abuses as long as it protects its allies from international criticism or scrutiny.
There is a growing consensus among policymakers that it is time to reform drug policy.
It’s hard for Americans, even progressive Americans, to imagine a future in which the U.S. is no longer the “indispensable country.”