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ISIS Wants to Destroy the “Gray Zone”; Here’s How We Defend It
After the Paris attacks, we must safeguard the arena of coexistence, where people of all faiths and none remain unified on the principles of common humanity.
Guess Who’s Against a “Safe Zone” in Northern Syria? US-Backed Kurds
Some folks talk about a “safe zone” as if we all know and agree on what a “safe zone” is.
Criminalizing Our People: Social Impacts of the PKK Ban
The terror-listing of the PKK by Western states criminalizes ordinary Kurds.
Pentagon Faces More Scrutiny Over $766 Million Task Force
There are criminal investigations and questions about retaliation against a whistleblower.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory Campaign Cashes in on Anti-Refugee Animus
Governor McCrory's campaign is raising funds off his call to close his state's doors to Syrian refugees.
Noam Chomsky | The Hubris of the United States
The US always claims that when it kills, it's in the name of democracy and virtue.
The Dangerously Limited Foreign Policy Discourse of the Democratic Candidates
After the Paris attacks, the Democratic candidates had a chance to offer progressive foreign policy ideas. They missed that chance.
Thanksgiving Thoughts on the Children of War
Our fear of the few is exacerbating the suffering of the many.
The Vicious Cycle of Pitiless Violence
Presumption against war and intervention must be the starting point.
The Crimes of French Imperialism
French foreign policy has been increasingly muscular, particularly in its old colonial stomping ground.