Trump’s version of making up with Muslims apparently involves selling $110 billion worth of arms to the most reactionary Muslim country on the planet.
Trump’s Apology Tour
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Europe & Central Asia
Another Extension for Our Longest War?
Military leaders want more troops to help prop up an unaccountable Afghan government — one that even Afghans aren’t interested in dying for.
While Trump Tries to Bring Back Zombie Coal, the UK Goes Coal-Free
While China, Europe, and several U.S. states are reaping the rewards of transitioning to renewables, the Trump administration appears dead-set on propping up a dying dirty industry.
How to Reinvent the European Left
Europeans want to upend politics as usual and the far right is still rising. If the left doesn’t come up with an unusual politics of its own, it will be upended as well.
These Nuclear Breakthroughs Are Endangering the World
How a growing technology gap between the U.S. and its nuclear-armed rivals could lead to the unraveling of arms control agreements — and even nuclear war.
What Happened to Restraint? Trump Revs Up the Endless War Machine
No one expected Trump to be a peace president, but he seems bent on taking us to the verge of World War III.
There’s No Strategy Behind Trump’s Wars — Only Brute Force
Trump’s wars are now all over the map. The peace movement can fight back by joining already thriving intersectional campaigns.
Trump’s New Foreign Policy Is the Worst of Both Worlds
It’s blustery nationalism plus the conventional pieties of the foreign policy establishment.
Erdogan Isn’t as Strong as He Looks. That’s What Makes Him Dangerous.
Turkey’s leader will apparently stop at nothing to centralize power — and every move that backfires makes him even more desperate.
These Are the Elections That Will Decide Europe’s Fate
While France teeters on the brink of the far right, left parties elsewhere are showing surprising strength.