It's unpopular at home and abroad, and regional politics don't favor it. But we should take neocons like Bolton at their word.
Regions / Israel
The California senator's hardline positions on Israel-Palestine point to a dangerous disregard for international law.
To keep U.S. troops in Syria now implies a forever war, with no realistic ending imaginable, and no authorization from Congress.
Saudi Arabia's apparent assassination of Jamal Khashoggi might have taken inspiration from Russia and North Korea — or Israel and the United States.
A bloody siege looms over Idlib, the U.S. is digging into the east, and conflict between Iran and Israel may put Syria in the crosshairs.
Trump's bullying worked with Canada, has half-worked with Iran and North Korea, but has had nothing but malign impact on Israeli-Palestinian relations.
Our leading weapons dealers have developed a business model that feeds on war, terrorism, chaos, political instability, and human rights violations.
In a nakedly political move, Jeremy Corbyn's right-wing critics are painting the lifelong anti-racist's criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic.
Don't wait for the next massacre to start calling out the more insidious violence Palestinians suffer every day.
Maybe Trump really thinks sanctions will produce a "better" Iran deal. More likely, they're designed to justify conflict.