Towards a Foreign Policy for the 99 Percent
There is a growing U.S. movement linking human and environmental needs with a demand to end our wars and liberate the vast resources they consume.
Does Pakistan’s National Pride Hinge on India Considering It a Threat?
Pakistan’s perceived need for nuclear weapons may be vastly overstated.
Susan Rice Would Have Been a Bad Secretary of State Anyway
The mainstream media was too willing to focus on spurious criticisms of Susan Rice from the right while ignoring legitimate criticisms from the left.
Both the Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian Opposition Act as If They’re Playing a Zero-Sum Game
The author believes that Egyptians need to be patient and give democracy a chance to work.
Killing Spree on the Border
A real commitment to security must place human life and public safety above all else–no matter which side of the border you’re on.
Pressing the Case for Reconciliation in Sri Lanka
The U.S. has led a diplomatic push against Sri Lanka’s government, but that hasn’t stopped it from cultivating a military alliance with the troubled state.
U.S. Guilt Over Rwanda Will Only Lead to More Guilt
The Obama administration is giving Rwanda President Kagame a pass on enabling violence in the Congo.
The Oracle of Belgrade
Activist Sonja Licht took no pleasure in correctly predicting the tragedy of Yugoslavia.
President Obama Stands Poised to Reward Assad’s Biggest Supporter
The United States chose an inopportune time to lift restrictions on Russia and normalize trade relations.
Reconnecting the Balkans
“There is no success in the Balkans without reconnecting everything except politics.”
“Non-Member Observer Status” a Hollow Victory for Abbas
For President Mahmoud Abbas, the vote was a last-ditch attempt to boost his increasingly diminished relevance.
People, Machines, and Challenging the Election Results in Ghana
The declared loser in the Ghana presidential election is not going gently into the electoral good night.
Deja Vu on the Korean Peninsula
North Korea will not consider relinquishing its nuclear program without fundamental changes to the security dynamic in the region.
Y-12 Activists May Be Barred From Bringing up the Morality of Nukes at Their Trial
Federal prosecutors seek to remove justification for the existence of nuclear weapons from the trial of the Transform Now Plowshares Three.
The Roundabout Road Back To Tahrir
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi may have inadvertently provided his critics with a temporary unifying device.