The factors that drive displacement are often complex, but welcoming refugees isn’t.
If Impoverished Countries Can Host Millions of Refugees, the U.S. Can Welcome a Few Thousand
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Europe & Central Asia
Is the Long War Finally Ending?
Withdrawing several thousand U.S. troops from Afghanistan is just the tip of the iceberg.
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.
The Dutch Elections and the Rising Waters
The recent Dutch elections suggest that voters still long to return to an illusory pre-COVID status quo.
The Lockean Roots of White Supremacy in the U.S.
How John Locke’s theory of property — and its racist exclusion of Black and Indigenous people — explains U.S. history from 1776 to January 6.
Could Biden’s Climate Policy Invite More Militarism?
Climate change poses an existential threat. That doesn’t mean we should further empower an already bloated Pentagon.
Beating Back the Far Right Globally
It’s time to resurrect a global anti-fascist consensus to name, shame, and throw these guys out of the game.
Russia: A New Start?
Can Moscow and Washington find common cause against the global scourges of nuclear weapons, climate change, and pandemic?
The Trump of Slovenia
Janez Jansa has steered one of the most liberal countries in East-Central Europe right off the road.