Khury Petersen-Smith

Khury Petersen-Smith is the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies.

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Trump Has Made the US War Machine a Spectacle – and It’s Spectacularly Unpopular

Trump has brought the full extent of the war machine out into the open. Let’s channel public anger into organizing.

By: Khury Petersen-Smith &; Azadeh Shahshahani ,; Truthout/InTheseTimes

March 3, 2026

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Attacks on Iran Show How US Support for Israel Fuels Regional Instability

There’s no question that Washington’s longstanding military and economic support made Israel’s illegal war possible.

By: Phyllis Bennis &; Khury Petersen-Smith ,; OtherWords

June 19, 2025

Op-Ed

Politics & Elections

Trump Has Pledged an Era of Spectacular Violence. We Can’t Be Passive Onlookers.

Trump is poised to employ his mastery of spectacle to expand the oppressive forms of state violence at work in the US.

By: Khury Petersen-Smith ,; Truthout

January 19, 2025

Op-Ed

War & Peace

2024 Will Be Remembered as the Year Israel’s Global Legitimacy Fully Unraveled

After over a year of genocide, more Americans than ever are calling for an end to US military backing of Israel.

By: Khury Petersen-Smith ,; Truthout

January 2, 2025

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Biden Wants to Enable Genocide. We Must Make It Impossible for Him to Continue.

Palestinian genocide comes at a devastating human cost. What will supporting it cost Biden politically?

By: Khury Petersen-Smith ,; Truthout

June 8, 2024

Op-Ed

Racial Justice

Uncensored Black History Offers Lessons in Global Struggles for Liberation

Unearthing Black internationalism’s legacy can inform our fight for liberation in Palestine -- and beyond.

By: Khury Petersen-Smith ,; Truthout

February 29, 2024

Op-Ed

War & Peace

In Bid to Join NATO, Sweden and Finland Back Turkish Repression of Kurds

NATO’s July summit betrayed the Kurdish people. The left must stand with both Ukraine and the Kurds — and against NATO.

By: Khury Petersen-Smith ,; Truthout

July 19, 2023

Op-Ed

Environment & Health

We Need to Talk About Gun Manufacturers

Americans cannot end gun violence without confronting the fact that the U.S. is the world’s primary supplier of weapons.

By: Khury Petersen-Smith &; Nyla Samee ,; OtherWords

March 19, 2023

Op-Ed

Human Rights

Solidarity With Iranians Starts With Bringing an End to US Sanctions

U.S. sanctions on Iran have spread poverty and strengthened the most repressive aspects of the Iranian state.

By: Khury Petersen-Smith ,; Truthout

October 23, 2022

Op-Ed

Racial Justice

Uprising for Black Lives Drove Cancellation of Joint US-Israeli Police Trainings

Ending police exchanges will help build a world where our ties are of solidarity and common pursuits for justice.

By: Khury Petersen-Smith ,; Truthout

March 29, 2022

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