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The “Are You Serious?” Awards: Looking Back on 2019

6 days ago

A Pentagon plan for "semiautonomous" nuclear devices in Iraq, U.S. state media calling George Soros a "nonbelieving Jew," and other headlines you may have missed last year.

Nuclear Lies and Broken Promises

November 22, 2019

The Nonproliferation Treaty was supposed to lead to disarmament. Instead, it’s led to nuclear apartheid — and sooner or later, someone’s going set one off.

The New Middle East That’s Coming

November 5, 2019

As Saudi Arabia slowly backpedals, we could see an end to the Yemen war, an easing of Iran’s isolation, and a reduced role for the U.S.

How the Saudi Oil Field Attack Overturned America’s Apple Cart

September 27, 2019

For all their overwhelming firepower, the U.S. and its allies can cause a lot of misery in the Middle East, but still can't govern the course of events.

Climate Catastrophe Comes for Europe

September 5, 2019

This year’s floods and heat waves are but a fraction of what awaits the continent — unless a growing climate mobilization succeeds.

Rivers of Dust: The Future of Water and the Middle East

August 1, 2019

Without international diplomacy, the Middle East is going to run out of water — and it won't be alone.