U.S. Officials Care More About Protecting Oil Tankers Than Palestinians
The United States is demanding an end to attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, but it won’t support a ceasefire in Gaza.
Labor and Green Colonialism in the Global South
What will happen to workers in the transition to clean energy?
A Crack in a 75-year-old Wall of Impunity: South Africa Challenges Israeli Genocide in Court
South Africa’s painstakingly compiled genocide case against the Israeli government isn’t just an important legal document — it’s a rallying cry for civil society.
Biden Responds to the Collapse of U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy in Niger
The Pentagon is desperate to keep a toehold in this critical region.
If Impoverished Countries Can Host Millions of Refugees, the U.S. Can Welcome a Few Thousand
The factors that drive displacement are often complex, but welcoming refugees isn’t.
Japan’s Approach to Myanmar: Diplomatic Leadership or Business as Usual?
Are sanctions or quiet engagement the best method of restoring democracy in the Southeast Asian country?
Is the Long War Finally Ending?
Withdrawing several thousand U.S. troops from Afghanistan is just the tip of the iceberg.
The U.S. War on Drugs is Driving the Displacement Crisis
Why are desperate refugees turning up on the U.S. border? Because we have offloaded the costs of the drug war on Latin America.
The U.S. Joins the ‘Rules-Based World’ on Afghanistan
At long last, the U.S. is turning to legitimate, multilateral diplomacy to end America’s longest war.
As Rich Nations Protect Corporate Patents, the Global Vaccine Divide is Widening
The highest income countries have gotten over half of global vaccine doses. The poorest countries have gotten just 0.1 percent.
How Biden Looks at the World
The Biden administration’s approach of “multilateral restoration” has many virtues compared to the last four years of MAGA. But it has considerable shortcomings as well.
The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Lining Up Behind Far-Right Authoritarians
As climate change intensifies and countries turn to clean energies, Big Oil will take increasingly desperate measures to survive.
Return to the Iran Nuclear Deal before Talks on Other Issues
The Biden administration should focus on reversing Trump’s policy on Iran.
The Day I Became Antiwar
A personal recollection on the day that launched the Iraq War — and its lessons for us 18 years later.