It’s unpopular at home and abroad, and regional politics don’t favor it. But we should take neocons like Bolton at their word.
Could Trump Really Launch a War With Iran?
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Middle East & North Africa
‘More AIPAC Than J Street’: Kamala Harris Runs to the Right on Foreign Policy
The California senator’s hardline positions on Israel-Palestine point to a dangerous disregard for international law.
Trump Punts on Syria
The forever war in the Middle East is far from over.
There Is Still Hope for Rojava
Kurds have established a democratic state in Syria. Can the United States help it survive?
Despite Everything, U.S. Troops Should Leave Syria
A small detachment of U.S. troops won’t protect the Kurds from Turkish aggression, but putting conditions on arms transfers might.
Trump and Syria: Even a Broken Clock Is Right Twice a Day
To keep U.S. troops in Syria now implies a forever war, with no realistic ending imaginable, and no authorization from Congress.
Paul Ryan Was a Villain And No One Will Miss Him
The outgoing House speaker’s entire career was a cash grab for billionaires, capped off by a low trick to literally starve children in Yemen.
A Post-War Syria?
The war is winding down but very little progress has been made on addressing the underlying causes.
Sara Kayyali
‘Get Me Outta Here’: Trump Turns the G20 into the G19
On everything from climate to trade to the international order itself, the failure of the White House’s powers of persuasion were on full display at the G20.