How Donald Trump’s Trade Wars Could Lead to a Great Depression

Nomi Prins / TomDispatch Jun 24, 2018 If you make enemies out of your friends and friends out of your enemies, where does that leave you? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Drawings Expose Sexual Torture in UAE-Run Prisons in Yemen

MAGGIE MICHAEL / The Associated Press Jun 20, 2018 Detainees smuggled letters and drawings to The Associated Press, which has documented rampant sexual abuse in at least five prisons. A Pentagon spokesman says the U.S. has seen no evidence of such abuse. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Trump Sends Troops to the Turkish-Syrian Border

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 1, 2017 The president is in the position of trying to separate—and make peace between—a major military power and a band of leftist Kurds. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Picks Fights With Germany, U.K., NATO and EU

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 20, 2017 At this rate, we won’t have any allies soon. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Declares Turkish-Backed Campaign Against Our Allies in Syria ‘Unacceptable’

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Aug 31, 2016 Recent developments in Syria are reminiscent of the cartoon strip "Peanuts" scenario in which Lucy pulls the football away from Charlie Brown at the last minute and he ends up on his back In this case, Washington is playing Lucy and the Kurds are playing Charlie Brown Recent developments in Syria are reminiscent of the cartoon strip "Peanuts" scenario in which Lucy pulls the football away from Charlie Brown at the last minute and he ends up on his back. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S.-Allied Kurds Advance in Northeast Syria (Video)

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Aug 23, 2016 Clashes continued Sunday as Kurdish fighters drove the Syrian army from districts of the city of Hasaka. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Syrian Government Troops Enter Islamic State-Held Raqqa Province, Racing Against U.S. Allies

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 7, 2016 Syrian troops, aided by a Homs-based pro-government militia, the ‘Falcons of the Desert,’ and with Russian air support, entered Raqqa province from Hama for the first time in two years on Saturday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

NSA Snake

John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune Nov 5, 2013 Dig deeper