2016 sucked, but the world really doesn’t

9 years ago

John Oliver has already said it: For me, 2016 was a lousy year on many fronts: Russian and Iranian intervention…

Rein him in!

9 years ago

Let's count the potential international crises the President-elect has signaled he is prepared to initiate: Conflict with China over the…

The Security Council speaks, at last

10 years ago

After decades of opposing Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Washington yesterday finally did something about it: it abstained on a…

Yes, season’s greetings

10 years ago

Nari Safavi sent this holiday message and kindly provided permission to publish it: Beloved Ones, Often Iran in the mind…

Requiem for Aleppo

10 years ago

Rajaa al Altalli of the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria has clear ideas of what should be…

Hidden figures

10 years ago

That's the new film you are going to want to see, either in its limited opening Christmas day or January…

Macedonia in limbo

10 years ago

Macedonia's December 11 election has left the country in precarious limbo while the State Election Commission decides several appeals. Initial…

Trump’s future crises

10 years ago

My recommended reading for today is Eric Chenoweth's Let Hamilton Speak, which is the best argument I've seen to date for the…

Inappropriate happy talk for Syria

10 years ago

Donald Trump, at a loss for something to say as Aleppo fell to Syrian government, Iranian and Russian forces, renewed…

Big trouble brewing

10 years ago

President-elect Trump's cabinet appointments were not moderates from the first. With the exception of Defense and Homeland Security, he has appointed…