Politics

Walz Brings Antiwar Credentials to the Ticket

Daniel Larison / Responsible Statecraft Aug 7, 2024 As a congressman he broke with the Obama administration, opposing military action in Syria, and has more recently called for a ceasefire in Gaza. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Middle East

Israel’s History with the Victims of the Golan Heights Rocket Strike

QASSAM MUADDI / Mondoweiss Jul 31, 2024 A strike in Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights killed 12 children of the Druze community, which has a history of resistance to Israeli colonialism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Original

Balochistan Finds Its Voice

Matt Broomfield and Robin Fleming / Truthdig Feb 19, 2024 In Pakistan and Iran, a grassroots women-led movement gives hope to millions of stateless people. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Middle East

Are We Approaching a Point of No Return on Middle East Escalation?

Mark Episkopos / Responsible Statecraft Nov 15, 2023 New U.S. strikes killed fighters while the DoD admits 52 attacks against its troops since October 7. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

The ISIS Prison Camps the World Forgot

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Nov 6, 2023 Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

TD Original

Rojava’s Improvised Revolution

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Oct 9, 2023 How the Middle East’s most progressive society survives in the face of catastrophe. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Politics

A Decade After Learning the Wrong Lesson in Syria

Daniel Larison / Responsible Statecraft Aug 29, 2023 Ever since Congress blocked Obama's intervention in Syria ten years ago, no president has asked for permission to take military action. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘The Soil and the Sea’: The Revolutionary Act of Remembering

Farah Silvana Kanaan / The Markaz Review Aug 11, 2023 Bridging the atrocities of the Lebanese Civil War with the now near-daily reports of refugees drowned in the Mediterranean, Khoury points to the perpetual fate of this sea as a mass grave. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

Aid for Syria Should Not Be Politicized

Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal / Middle East Monitor Feb 15, 2023 Aid for Syria should not be politicized to push for the rehabilitation of Assad. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

Will Earthquake Aid for Syria Be Impeded by US Sanctions?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 8, 2023 With thousands dead or wounded, will earthquake aid for Syria be impeded by US sanctions? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Turkey Syria Earthquakes

Osama Hajjaj Feb 6, 2023 Dig deeper

Russia, Turkey Announce Cease-Fire in Northwestern Syria

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and SUZAN FRASER / The Associated Press Mar 5, 2020 Putin and Erdogan reach deal to try to ease escalating tensions with Assad-led forces in Idlib and say they will help refugees return home. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )