Military

Forgetting the Lessons of Vietnam

James W. Carden / IMI Jan 27, 2023 The U.S. foreign policy establishment proves in Ukraine that it forgot the lessons of the Vietnam War. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Europe

Refugees in Their Own City

Grigoriy Globa / Open Democracy Jan 23, 2023 Conversations about aiding displaced people have resumed in Dnipro, after 45 were killed in a Russian attack on an apartment block. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Putin’s War Tests Switzerland’s Neutrality

Alice Kohli / Truthdig Jan 19, 2023 In the war against Ukraine, Switzerland has continued to profit from its close ties with Russia. But the sense of wrongdoing slowly comes to life in the country. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

World

What Is Moscow’s Leverage in the Balkans?

John P. Ruehl / IMI Jan 4, 2023 Escalating Balkan conflicts is a major part of the Kremlin’s attempts to take pressure off its war with Ukraine. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigration

A Year of Global Displacement

Farrah Hassen / OtherWords Dec 26, 2022 This year’s record-breaking global displacement crisis calls for immigration policies that reflect our humanity, not cruelty. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

World

Holy War in Ukraine

Andriy Fert/ Open Democracy Dec 23, 2022 The Ukraine government is preparing to ban the country’s largest Orthodox church over its links with Russia Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

No More War

Guy Parsons Dec 22, 2022 Dig deeper

Politics

Unequal Mercy

Helen Benedict / TomDispatch Dec 7, 2022 Should we continue to favor white Christian refugees over everyone else, we will shred the promises and values enshrined in our democracies. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Environment

Fighting a War on the Wrong Planet

Rajan Menon / TomDispatch Nov 14, 2022 Washington’s vaunted “rules-based international order” has undergone a stress test following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and here’s the news so far: it hasn’t held up well. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Books

When Peace Had a Chance in Ukraine

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies Nov 1, 2022 "The Minsk II Accords", excerpt from "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict" by Media Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies. Looks at the backstory to the launch of Russia's war. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Rudy Giuliani’s State Department Coup

Bob Dreyfuss / TomDispatch Mar 6, 2020 Impeachment proceedings revealed the Trump toady was targeting Joe Biden in 2020, and all available evidence suggests he's still at it. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

U.S. Intelligence Is Intervening in the 2020 Election

Jefferson Morley / Independent Media Institute Feb 25, 2020 Officials are now leaking that Russia is trying to boost Bernie Sanders' campaign. Their motivations couldn't be any more transparent. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )