by Russ Wellen | Feb 11, 2015 | Redev, War & Peace
As if arming Islamist extremist rebels wasn’t bad enough, now some are urging the United States to arm Ukraine. In Foreign Policy magazine, Stephen Walt writes about a task force of NATO-friendly diplomats and foreign-policy experts established by three tanks that...
by Nathalie Baptiste | Sep 10, 2014 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Redev, War & Peace, Women
This article is a joint publication of Foreign Policy In Focus and TheNation.com. Take a look at the World section of nearly any mainstream news outlet and the main story will be Iraq, Syria, Ukraine, or Gaza—all of which are suffering acutely from their respective...
by Medea Benjamin | Sep 8, 2014 | Redev, War & Peace
The footage of President Obama strolling through the ancient ruins at Stonehenge was an apt bookend to the meeting of NATO, a Cold War relic that should have been abolished after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. But while hundreds of protesters marched...
by Latifah Azlan | Jul 23, 2014 | Redev, War & Peace
The blame game has already begun over the Malaysian airliner that appears to have been downed by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. Both the West and Ukraine insist that Russian President Vladimir Putin must be held accountable for the tragedy. Some, like U.S....
by Rachel Denber | May 22, 2014 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Redev, War & Peace
With its crucial May 25 presidential election just days away, Ukraine is in the throes of a human rights crisis, with serious violations on both sides. Rumors and deliberate misinformation are only making the situation worse. Russia could use its influence with...
