After 13 rounds of talks in Kazakhstan, the parties are aiming small. Still, that’s a lot better than nothing.
The View from Syria’s Peace Talks
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War & Peace
This Time, the World Is Watching in Kashmir
By taking over Kashmir at gunpoint, India has set itself up to reap the whirlwind.
Should We Fight a War on White Terrorism?
There’s a strong argument to shift law enforcement resources from Muslim organizations to domestic white terrorists — but expanding the war on terror is a riskier proposition.
Is America Crazy?
Mass shootings, economic inequality, a racist president: have we grown dangerously accustomed to a country gone mad?
Trump: Out of the Graveyard and into the Pyre?
Even if Trump manages to end the war in Afghanistan, he’s fueling other wars that will be even more devastating.
Mobilizing Muslim Resistance to the Saudi War in Yemen
Yemeni Americans organizing against the war hope more Muslim organizations will use their platforms to end to the world’s worst humanitarian disaster.
The Democratic Debates Need More Questions About Nuclear War
With the Trump administration unraveling what remains of the U.S. arms control regime, Democratic candidates desperately need to articulate their plans to avert a nuclear crisis.
Rivers of Dust: The Future of Water and the Middle East
Without international diplomacy, the Middle East is going to run out of water — and it won’t be alone.
The GOP’s Sinister New Nationalism
The party’s assault on “globalists” and “cosmopolitans” pushes against internationalism when it’s needed most.
Keeping Up the Fight Against the Muslim Ban
A year after the Supreme Court ruling upholding it, advocates have lined up legislation and presidential candidates behind undoing one of Trump’s signature abuses.