The Coronavirus Comes for India
April 14, 2020 | India’s far-right government is focused more on PR than prevention. Brave independent reporters are calling it to account.
Articles by Conn Hallinan
How Austerity and Anti-Immigrant Politics Left Italy Exposed
March 25, 2020 | Austerity and an anti-immigrant blockade left Italy with an older population and underfunded health care. Could the same happen here?
Erdogan’s Failed Gamble in Syria
March 9, 2020 | After another failed escalation in Syria, the Turkish president is increasingly isolated abroad and under scrutiny at home.
Ireland’s Election — and Brexit — Put Reunification Back on the Table
February 13, 2020 | Prospects for unification will have less to do with ancient hatreds than with health care, schools, housing, and jobs.
Turkey’s Latest Quagmire: Intervention in Libya
February 5, 2020 | Turkey has been bogged down in Syria for nearly a decade. Why is it gambling on Libya, too?
The “Are You Serious?” Awards: Looking Back on 2019
January 21, 2020 | 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.