It’s beautiful that there’s an Olympic team for 82 million displaced people. But have we accepted mass displacement as the new normal?
The Triumph and Tragedy of the Olympic Refugee Team
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Middle East & North Africa
Ben & Jerry’s Is Carrying On a Proud Tradition of Boycotts for Human Rights
From the Boston Tea Party to the Montgomery bus boycott, an ice cream boycott for Palestinian rights fits right in with social movement history.
Is This Country Heading for the Exit?
Three decades after the Soviet empire headed for the exit, is it possible that the far more powerful American one is ever so chaotically heading in the same direction?
America’s Afghan War Is Ending. What About Iraq — and Iran?
Even as Biden sticks to the Afghanistan withdrawal, he’s launching strikes in Iraq and delaying a return to the Iran deal.
Why Is Biden’s Foreign Policy So…Conventional?
America is back–to the same old, same old.
The Biden Administration and the Politics of Naming
The Biden administration’s inconsistency on what gets called a “genocide” or “war crime” reflects a longer U.S. history of politicizing international law.
Iran’s Hardliners: We’re Back, Too
The victory of Ebrahim Raisi in Iran’s recent presidential elections may contain some surprising good news for the Biden administration.
Biden’s Failure to Quickly Rejoin the Iran Deal Was a Boon to Hardliners
Biden’s dithering may have cost Iran’s moderates the election. The best option now is for the U.S. to rejoin the deal before the hardliners take office.
The Real Danger of Israel’s New Government
Some in Washington may be so glad to be rid of Netanyahu that they’ll welcome his even more hardline successor.
Why Biden Might not be Able to Extricate the US from its Middle East Quagmire
Biden has promised an end to the endless wars. But such promises are not easy to keep.