This year’s lowlights from world politics, the culture wars, and the military-industrial complex.
Conn Hallinan’s 2016 ‘Are You Serious?’ Awards
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Middle East & North Africa
Foreign Meddling in Our Vote? Remember How This Feels.
During the Cold War, the CIA did everything it’s accusing Russia of doing today — and more.
The Iraq War Was a Huge Ethical Leap Backwards
From the Big Lie to torture and sectarian violence, the U.S. and the Middle East are still paying the price for our moral perversions in Iraq.
An Open Letter to Obama from an Iraq War Spouse
Before he leaves office, Obama should set up a truth commission on the Iraq War.
Trump’s Falling for the Same Old ‘War on Terror’ Fantasies
If Trump really sought to make America great again, he’d extricate the U.S. from war. But early signs aren’t promising.
America’s Spiral Into Permanent War Seems More Foolish Than Ever
Donald Trump is inheriting the scariest tools of aggression imaginable. A new book explores their dark legacy.
Israel’s Blockade of Gaza is Inherently Violent
Every day Palestinians live in fear of another U.S.-funded attack by the Israeli government.
Hillary Clinton: A Hawk in the Wings
After a mere eight years in which diplomacy narrowly edged out militarism, the foreign policy elite rallying around Clinton has forgotten the lessons of the George W. Bush era.
Stop the Presses
The latest attacks on journalists and news organizations by corrupt populists are contributing to a global rollback of fundamental rights.
Public Health as Foreign Policy: Trauma in the Arab World
PTSD is rampant in the Middle East. If untreated, it will continue to fuel conflict.