US foreign policy
Polish government demands war reparations from Germany
By Clara Weiss
22 August 2017
The Polish government of the Law and Justice party (PiS) announced earlier this month that it would demand...
Trump, the Deception of the Century!
Mattis in Kiev: US may arm Ukraine with lethal weapons
By Niles Niemuth
25 August 2017
US Defense Secretary James Mattis declared during a trip to Ukraine...
Fossil Fuels Are Powering Trump’s Foreign Policy
The president is remarkably consistent when it comes to pushing coal, oil, and gas on foreign leaders.
By Michael T. Klare
July 31, 2017
Who says President...
The U.S. is Fanning the Flames of Violence in Mexico
by Edward Hunt
Over the past several months, drug-related violence in Mexico has been soaring, accelerating an already alarming trend of rising drug-related deaths and...
Israel’s Alarm over Syrian Debacle
Meddling by the U.S. and its allies was supposed to topple the Assad regime in Syria and give Israel a freer hand, but instead...
The President who Loved the Wars: Now Afghanistan!
No decision yet on size of U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan: Mattis
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon has yet to decide how many more U.S....
The Costs of Ignoring Russia | by Dimitri Simes
Dimitri K. Simes
August 13, 2017
Note: this article is part of a symposium on U.S.-Russia relations included in the September/October 2017 issue of the National Interest.
Improving...
Abbas: I Met Trump’s Envoys 20 Times and Still Don’t Understand...
Palestinian president tells Israeli lawmakers 'there's chaos in the administration,' says envoys expressed support for two-state solution and oppose settlements but won't say so...
Behind the Sudden Death of a $1 Billion Secret C.I.A. War...
WASHINGTON — The end came quickly for one of the costliest covert action programs in the history of the C.I.A.
During a White House briefing...
Taliban urge Trump to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan
By REUTERS
August 15, 2017
The Taliban criticized the Afghan gov. as "stooges," "lying corrupt leaders" and "repulsive sellouts" who are providing the US with overly...