A winning (losing) formula would look something like: Rush headlong into new conflicts. Create failed states. Prop up dictatorships. Alienate the public. Sound familiar?
How to Lose Every War in the Middle East
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Middle East & North Africa
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.
The Hunger President
As famine descends on a huge swath of the globe, the White House is rolling back aid, ramping up conflict, and risking more climate chaos.
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.
The Neocons Are Almost Giddy Over Trump’s Syria Strike
Many architects of the Iraq War openly hope Trump will go further in pursuing regime change in Syria — and then Iran.
After the Chemical Attack, It’s Time to Get Rid of the ‘Muslim Ban’
Now that he cares about the fate of Syrian children, Trump should open up our country — not bomb theirs.
We May Be on the Verge of a Return to the Bush Administration’s Worst Abuses
The Trump administration may be preparing to bring back torture, extraordinary rendition, and indefinite detention — with Neil Gorsuch’s help.
The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process Is Over. What’s Needed Now Is a Boycott.
With the U.S. now firmly in the pro-settler camp, nonviolent campaigns to impose a cost on Israel’s occupation matter more than ever.
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.