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US foreign policy
Global Freedom, Intervention and the American Perspective
In theory, Americans may support “freedom” throughout the world, but their interventionist policies usually help subjugate liberty.
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Saudi Arabia Is Buying Off and Silencing Its Critics
The Gulf petrodollar has corrupted politicians, media and think tanks into silent accommodation of the atrocities in Yemen.
North and South Korea Want a Peace Treaty: The US Must Join Them
The time is ripe for an end — at last — to the Korean War. The US is standing in the way.
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As the US Threatened North Korea, 122 Countries Voted to Ban Nuclear Weapons
When it comes to the US and North Korea, it is time for diplomatic overtures to replace threats.
“Trump Feels a Kinship With Authoritarian Leaders”: Richard Falk on Turmoil in the Middle East
Trump's affection for autocrats appears to reflect his personal ideological affinities, says Richard Falk.
The Korean Peninsula: Ground Zero for Armageddon?
In a time of alarmingly heightened regional tensions, Koreans and Korean-Americans urge a return to diplomacy with North Korea.
The High Costs of US Warmongering Against North Korea
South Koreans are calling for restraint as Trump's deployment of a nuclear submarine stokes tensions.
What Does an “America First” Foreign Policy Actually Mean?
Welcome to Trump's new era of “winning.”
Zaid Jilani on the Yemen Raid: “This Is a Country That’s in a Tremendous Crisis”
CounterSpin interview with Zaid Jilani on the Yemen raid.
Are We as Innocent as We Think?
In the least, Trump's brashness should force Americans to take a harder look at who they are and what is done in their name.