Tag: foreign affairs
Dafna Lizer, Michael Grabell, Jeff Larson: Flight Records Say Russia Sent Syria Tons of Cash
November 2012he records of overflight requests show more than 200 tons of “bank notes” from Moscow to Damascus.
Alfred W. McCoy: Beyond Bayonets and Battleships
November 2012Technology is reshaping the face of U.S. military power, but is it for the best?
Richard Falk: Persisting Syrian Dilemmas
October 2012Hope, wisdom, law, ethics, and spirituality in relation to killing and dying in Syria.
Tom Engelhardt: Monopolizing War?
September 2012War has become a sort of American monopoly–but the American people don’t seem to know, or care.
Richard Falk: Ten Years of AKP Leadership in Turkey
September 2012There are heartening signs of improved relations between the civil and military arms of Turkey’s government, but much work remains.
Richard Falk: For What?
July 2012Richard Falk considers how he came to find himself so drawn to the Palestinian cause.
David Vine: The Lily-Pad Strategy
July 2012The Pentagon’s system of overseas bases is evolving, and a new model for warfare is evolving with it.
Jamal Mahjoub: The Half-Life of a Revolution
May 2012Egypt’s presidential election is a tremendous opportunity for the Egyptian people, but does not come without risks.
Belén Fernández: Honduras’ Illegitimate President and His Cheering Squad
May 2012Honduran President Pepe Lobo received an International Leadership Award last week from the U.S. Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute. But why?
Staff Pick: Jordan Hirsch
June 2009As the crisis in Iran has unfolded, one book has received numerous mentions across the blogosphere: Amir Taheri’s The Persian Night: Iran under the Khomeinist Revolution.
