Syrian Women Seek the Truth About Their Missing Loved Ones
Sara Manisera As Assad eyes victory in Syria’s brutal civil war, the fate of tens of thousands of disappeared citizens remains an unsettling mystery. The post Syrian Women Seek the Truth About Their...
View ArticleSyria’s Government Is Preparing a Climactic Attack on the Last Rebel Stronghold
Loubna Mrie “People are terrified. The battle for Idlib will be soaked in blood.” The post Syria’s Government Is Preparing a Climactic Attack on the Last Rebel Stronghold appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleThe Syrian War Is Still Raging, but the Battle Over Reconstruction Has...
Richard Salame Russia is pushing for Western funding—with little success. The post The Syrian War Is Still Raging, but the Battle Over Reconstruction Has Already Begun appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleTulsi Gabbard on the Administration’s Push for War in Syria
James Carden The congresswoman has accused President Trump and Vice President Pence of protecting “al-Qaeda and other jihadist forces in Syria.” The post Tulsi Gabbard on the Administration’s Push for...
View ArticleProgressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy
Katrina vanden Heuvel A clear message is needed: Enough with endless wars and the global oligarchy. The post Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy appeared first...
View ArticleMore Cold War Extremism and Crises
Stephen F. Cohen Overshadowed by the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, US-Russian relations grow ever more perilous. The post More Cold War Extremism and Crises appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleFinding Sanctuary in Norway
Ross Kenneth Urken Dr. Jone Schanche Olsen is helping refugees with PTSD, depression, and anxiety conquer their fears amid growing xenophobia in northern Europe. The post Finding Sanctuary in Norway...
View ArticleSyria Moves One Step Closer to Ending the Civil War
Roy Gutman Each player had its reasons for not going forward with a cataclysmic offensive against the last rebel stronghold, in Idlib. The post Syria Moves One Step Closer to Ending the Civil War...
View Article‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize...
Sarah Aziza In Alexandria Bombach’s documentary, we see the burden placed on celebrity survivors, particularly those from the non-Western world. The post ‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and...
View ArticleThe Trump Administration Rattles the Saber at Iran
James Carden A Q&A with Dr. Trita Parsi, author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy. The post The Trump Administration Rattles the Saber at Iran appeared first on The...
View ArticleFor Once, Trump Isn’t Wrong
James Carden US intervention in Syria has been a disaster. Withdrawing troops from the region is the right thing to do. The post For Once, Trump Isn’t Wrong appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleWithdrawing US Troops From Syria Is the Right Thing to Do—Even if Trump Does It
John Nichols Congress never declared war on Syria, so why are members of Congress having a meltdown over Trump’s decision? The post Withdrawing US Troops From Syria Is the Right Thing to Do—Even if...
View ArticleThe Pentagon’s Shadow Military Bases
Nick Turse Many well-known and secretive bases have long been left off the Defense Department’s books. The post The Pentagon’s Shadow Military Bases appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleCongressman Eliot Engel’s Foreign Policy of Belligerence
James Carden House Democrats should cut back on the virtue-signaling and instead concentrate their efforts on supporting diplomatic efforts to finally put an end to the crisis in Syria. The post...
View ArticleNeeded: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism
Katrina vanden Heuvel Democrats have the opportunity to define this positive policy, not simply react to Trump’s provocations. The post Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism appeared...
View ArticleTrump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’
Stephen F. Cohen Why would Moscow want to fight terrorists without the US? It doesn’t. The post Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’ appeared first on The Nation.
View Article1 in 5 Children Live in a War Zone
Michelle Chen And that number has only risen in the past few years. The post 1 in 5 Children Live in a War Zone appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleHow One Man Survived Syria’s Gulag
Hisham Aidi Like thousands of others, Omar Alshogre was repeatedly tortured in Bashar al-Assad’s prisons—but unlike so many, he got out. Now he’s telling the world about the regime’s industrial-scale...
View ArticleOpen Borders Must Be Part of Any Response to the Climate Crisis
Ben Ehrenreich The alternative is the death of millions and a world fractured by nationalism. The post Open Borders Must Be Part of Any Response to the Climate Crisis appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleThe Democratic Differences on Foreign Policy That No One’s Talking About
Katrina vanden Heuvel Champions of foreign-policy calamities shouldn’t get a pass at the debates. The post The Democratic Differences on Foreign Policy That No One’s Talking About appeared first on The...
View Article2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending
Katrina vanden Heuvel They should take a stand at the debates against the Pentagon’s bloated budget. The post 2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleOn Not Looking Away
Arran Skinner All perpetrators ask is that we remain bystanders. But to combat complicity, we must confront tragedy. The post On Not Looking Away appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleThis New Book Highlights Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World
Sarah Aziza Zahra Hankir’s anthology Our Women on the Ground elevates vital but often overlooked voices from Morocco to Gaza to Yemen. The post This New Book Highlights Arab Women Reporting From the...
View ArticleUN Accuses US-Allied Forces of War Crimes in Syria
Nick Turse US generals are seemingly unaware of the allegations or whether they leveled Syrian villages. The post UN Accuses US-Allied Forces of War Crimes in Syria appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleTrump’s Syria Pullout Will Destroy the Middle East’s Only Woman-Led Democracy
Carne Ross Betraying Kurdish forces will threaten a thriving model of governance and empower ISIS all over again. The post Trump’s Syria Pullout Will Destroy the Middle East’s Only Woman-Led Democracy...
View ArticleTrump’s Erratic Syria Policy Deserves No Anti-Imperialist’s Cheers
Jeet Heer The Middle East mess requires diplomacy, not Trump’s green-lighting of Turkish aggression. The post Trump’s Erratic Syria Policy Deserves No Anti-Imperialist’s Cheers appeared first on The...
View ArticleIn the Midst of Chaos, an Invincible Arab Spring
Tesbih Habbal, Muzna Hasnawi This month’s protests in Syria, Iraq, and Egypt prove that what began in 2010 was just the beginning of a long revolution. The post In the Midst of Chaos, an Invincible...
View ArticleA Duty to Speak
Tyson Manker America needs more vocal military leaders like Smedley Butler to drown out the silence of people like former defense secretary James Mattis. The post A Duty to Speak appeared first on The...
View ArticleDemocrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War
Katrina vanden Heuvel The danger in criticizing the president’s policies is that it could revive an interventionist temper on the left. The post Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into...
View ArticleTrump’s Kurdish Betrayal Gives Peace a Bad Name
Robert L. Borosage Slamming Republicans as “the party of cut and run” raises the question of whether Democrats have a better idea. The post Trump’s Kurdish Betrayal Gives Peace a Bad Name appeared...
View ArticleTrump Is Right to Want to Stop Our Endless Wars, but He’s the Wrong Person to...
Andrew J. Bacevich It’ll take a president with more determination and consistency to put an end to our global crusade. The post Trump Is Right to Want to Stop Our Endless Wars, but He’s the Wrong...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Won’t Acknowledge Hundreds of Military Bases
Nick Turse The government says there are 514 official military sites overseas. That number might be closer to 800. The post The Pentagon Won’t Acknowledge Hundreds of Military Bases appeared first on...
View ArticleWith American Help, Lebanon Once Again Nears the Abyss
Charles Glass Lebanon needs change. The people demand it and even some of the leaders know it. But US involvement threatens that possibility. The post With American Help, Lebanon Once Again Nears the...
View ArticleIs This the End of Rojava?
Mireille Court, Chris Den Hond The Kurdish region of northeast Syria was autonomous for seven years, but had to ask the Syrian government for protection after an invasion by Turkey. The post Is This...
View ArticleFor Some Students, ICE’s Visa Announcement Is Life or Death
Francesca Freeman, George Batah If the agency deports international students whose classes are online-only, those from Syria are in particular danger. The post For Some Students, ICE’s Visa...
View ArticleDid Trump Bomb Syria on False Grounds?
Aaron Maté The American media is ignoring leaks from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that suggest a whitewash. The post Did Trump Bomb Syria on False Grounds? appeared first on...
View ArticleTrump Hasn’t Ended Endless Wars
Katrina vanden Heuvel We shouldn’t be waging war in Syria without Congress’s approval. The post Trump Hasn’t Ended Endless Wars appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleThe Coup That Succeeded
Jeet Heer The most dangerous blows to American democracy have come not from Trump but from the national security establishment. The post The Coup That Succeeded appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleBiden Ran on Ending Forever Wars. He’s Already Undermining That Promise.
Katrina vanden Heuvel The argument that the strikes in Syria are a “defensive” measure mocks the reality of our presence there. The post Biden Ran on Ending Forever Wars. He’s Already Undermining That...
View ArticleHow to Avoid the Anti-Imperialism of Fools
Gilbert Achcar The logic of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” is a recipe for empty cynicism. The post How to Avoid the Anti-Imperialism of Fools appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleBefore We Bid Farewell to Arab American Heritage Month
James Zogby Beginning during the Bush administration and continuing during Obama’s term, Arab Americans were conflated with Muslims. Defining us by religion was fundamentally wrong, internally...
View ArticleThe Human Cost of 10 Years of Conflict in Syria
John Washington A decade after the first shots were fired, cities are in ruins, over half a million Syrians have died, and more than ten million have been displaced. The post The Human Cost of 10 Years...
View ArticleLetters From the September 20/27, 2021, Issue
Our Readers Library science… Imperial tragedies… The post Letters From the September 20/27, 2021, Issue appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleProgressive Democrats Fight to Limit Defense Spending
Aída Chávez The House is poised to pass a military budget this week that’s even bigger than President Joe Biden requested, but left-leaning lawmakers are putting up a fight. The post Progressive...
View ArticleTurkey Helps ISIS Attack Rojava
Meredith Tax The Kurdish people have sacrificed 13,000 lives in the fight against ISIS. Progressives should support their effort to build a secure base for direct democracy, feminism, and pluralism....
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View ArticleThe Earthquake Has Left Syrian Kurds Even More Under Siege
Kurtis Dengler, Debbie Bookchin Between devastating natural disasters and relentless attacks by Assad and Erdogan, the Kurds of Syria face threats from all sides. The post The Earthquake Has Left...
View ArticleAfter 12 Years, Syria Joins the Arab League
Helena Cobban Will regional reconciliation provide a chance for de-escalation and end a damaging civil war? The post After 12 Years, Syria Joins the Arab League appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleRand Paul Is Absolutely Right About Getting US Troops Out of Syria
John Nichols An unlikely left-right coalition of a dozen senators just backed his proposal to end the authorized deployment. The post Rand Paul Is Absolutely Right About Getting US Troops Out of Syria...
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