With innocent Afghans impoverished and starving, the U.S. must return money that’s rightfully theirs.
End the Collective Punishment of Afghans
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Why Russia Fumbled in Ukraine, China Lost Its Way, and America Should Exercise Restraint
The three powers often misread the odds against them. With Russia and China reeling, the next danger is overreach by the United States.
Binary Thinking on Russia’s War on Ukraine Is a Losing Strategy
We need a progressive politics that shows solidarity with all victims of military violence — while resisting the militarism of our own government.
11 Years of War in Syria
What started as an anti-authoritarian uprising became a brutal international proxy war. However many years pass, the solution remains the same.
Can Global Sports Boycotts Help End the War in Ukraine?
The power of sports to legitimize a regime also means they have the power to delegitimize one, too.
Putin’s February Revolution?
Like the last tsar, Putin’s delusions of grandeur bely his military missteps, economic mismanagement, and imperial blind spots.
Ordinary Russians Are Already Feeling the Pain of Sanctions
Is punishing ordinary Russians the right response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
Respond to Putin’s Illegal Invasion of Ukraine with Diplomacy, Not War
There’s no “national interest” worth risking nuclear conflict. But urgent diplomacy and humanitarian aid — and Russia’s own antiwar movement — could stop the suffering.
U.S. Sanctions on Afghanistan Could Be Deadlier Than 20 Years of War
The collective punishment of Afghans is hideously wrong — and the Biden administration can ease it with the stroke of a pen.
It Turns Out Cubans Are More Excited About School Reopening Than Regime Change
A planned, U.S.-backed mass protest in Cuba flopped. Ordinary Cubans explain why.