Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Jim Lobe / Responsible StatecraftNov 5, 2025
George W. Bush's vice president was probably the most powerful veep in history, but at America's expense. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Joe Cirincione / TruthdigNov 3, 2025
The president is poised to make nuclear testing great again, despite not understanding his own argument—or the global consequences of his recklessness. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Paul R. Pillar / Responsible StatecraftOct 31, 2025
The continued airstrikes and occupation are another chapter in the long story of Israel pocketing immediate gains while entrenching ostensibly temporary arrangements that deny Palestinians peace or human rights. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Pavan Kulkarni / Peoples DispatchOct 30, 2025
With the last resistance fighter defending the city falling in battle, the besieged capital of North Darfur is under the control of paramilitary RSF, which has killed “most of the civilians who had remained inside." Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Batool Abu Akleen, Nahil Mohana, Ala’a Obaid, Sondos Sabra / BiblioasisOct 10, 2025
Sondos Sabra chronicles a day in the life as a Palestinian living in Gaza in this excerpt from "Voices of Resistance: Diaries of Genocide." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Trita Parsi / Responsible StatecraftOct 10, 2025
If not, he risks another failure as his first ceasefire agreement fell by the wayside shortly after hostages were released. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Paul R. Pillar / Responsible StatecraftSep 29, 2025
The West is finally starting to catch on, as evidenced by Israeli officials' increasing isolation at the UN last week. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Tareq S. Hajjaj / MondoweissSep 26, 2025
As the Israeli invasion of Gaza City advances, the al-Shifa hospital faces severe shortages of essential medical supplies, while staff and patients fear an imminent attack. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Qassam Muaddi / MondoweissSep 18, 2025
Netanyahu officially approved a settlement plan last week and announced his intentions to greenlight other settlements just like it. Together, these plans would end the West Bank as a geographic and political entity. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Elfadil Ibrahim / Responsible StatecraftSep 3, 2025
The assassination of the Houthi prime minister marks a turning point in a now fully regionalized conflict. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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