Republican Candidates Defend Killing Civilians to Fight Terrorism—and So Do Democrats
December 23, 2015 | There's a bipartisan effort to justify the killing of civilians in the "war on terrorism."
Articles by Stephen Zunes
The Troubling Implications of Hillary’s Anti-BDS Letter
July 10, 2015 | Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton's position on the Israeli occupation of the West Bank does not bode well for her future foreign policy.
How the U.S. Contributed to Yemen’s Crisis
April 20, 2015 | Washington's support for Yemen's former dictatorship — and of Saudi efforts to sideline the country's nonviolent pro-democracy movement — helped create the current crisis.
The Latest Blow to Israeli-Palestinian Peace
January 13, 2015 | The United States blocked the latest UN resolution to achieve peace between Israel and Palestine for the most disingenuous of reasons.
Gaza and the Bipartisan War on Human Rights
October 17, 2014 | During and after Israel's war on Gaza, bipartisan congressional majorities have worked to undermine war crimes investigations by the United Nations and human rights groups.
U.S. Leadership Against Russia Crippled By Its Own Hypocrisy
September 15, 2014 | Washington's major limitation towards Russia is not a lack of military leadership, but a lack of moral leadership.
U.S. Culpability in the Failure of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
June 5, 2014 | The failure of John Kerry's Israeli-Palestinian peace talks showed just how extreme U.S. policy on the conflict has become.
Straight Talk on the U.S. and Ukraine
March 13, 2014 | Given the limits of its power and its own compromised relationship with international law, the U.S. isn't in a position to do much about Ukraine.
Egyptian Junta Claims U.S. Conspiracy While Accepting U.S. Support
February 21, 2014 | Egypt's U.S.-backed regime now claims that the progressive, anti-authoritarian activists that brought down Mubarak are simply U.S. agents.
Obama Ignores Morocco’s Illegal Occupation and Human Rights Abuses
December 20, 2013 | The Obama’s administration’s policy on Western Sahara constitutes nothing less than a rejection of fundamental principles of international law.