A convergence of calamities
Record numbers of war-displaced to be dwarfed by those driven from their homes by climate change.
Paris Terrorist Was Radicalized by Bush’s Iraq War and Abu Ghraib Torture
Having American troops occupy Iraq for 8 years, humiliating its citizens and torturing people in military prisons, was a bad idea. Did Bush and Cheney model for the Kouashi brothers how you take what you want and rub out people who get in your way?
Trump’s bluster at the UN shows he doesn’t understand North Korea at all
The practical reality is this: To de-escalate this situation, the United States must be prepared to swallow its hubris and sit down with North Korea.
The age of great expectations and the great void
History after “the end of history.”
America’s commandos deployed to 141 countries
And “criminal misconduct” followed.
The Drums of War Thunder Across America – And the World
The threat of war in the U.S. leaves American citizens in a state of frustration along with the rest of the world. Those who hold the power in the U.S. government, however, are far from war-weary.
As Obama Apologizes for Deaths of Hostages in Drone Strike, Does the U.S. Know...
President Obama apologized for the U.S. drone strike in Pakistan that took the lives of two hostages. He went on saying the operation was a botched operation and he deeply regretted its outcome.
So far, Biden’s commitment to a ‘rules-based order’ rings hollow
Arming Israel as it assaulted Gaza was an open affront to the international law the administration claims to support.
The final Obama doctrine? Racking up the body count
Obama officials have repeatedly expressed a commitment to killing large numbers of ISIS fighters. Will Trump take it even further?
What did we know
The role of an all-American Cassandra.