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Why Russia Is Emerging as the World’s Indispensable Diplomatic Power
Moscow, working in concert with others, has set courses toward the diplomatic resolution of several key conflicts. There was a remarkable succession of events in the skies over Syria earlier this month. I see lessons in what happened that none…
Bibi’s downfall: Is the most dangerous man in the Middle East done for?
Benjamin Netanyahu has set Israel, and the entire Middle East, on a path toward doomsday. Will his fall matter? The political future of Benjamin Netanyahu is at last in doubt. With the Israeli police report recommending criminal charges against the…
A major opening at the Pyeongchang Olympics — but not from Mike Pence
Kim Jong-un’s sister and the South Korean president have lunch, while Mike Pence rattles the sabers ever louder I am not much for corporate athletics. Too much money has ruined one sport after another, and the Olympic Games were marketized…
More than a muckraker: Robert Parry believed in the possibilities of our craft
A legendary reporter who broke the Iran-contra story, Bob Parry left the mainstream media and blazed his own path When news of Robert Parry’s death reached me a week ago, I had to stop working for a long time. I…
A Conversation With Richard Falk, Part 2
On Israel, Palestine, and his work as a UN special rapporteur. When I met Richard Falk shortly before the turn of 2017 into 2018, I found the scholar, lawyer, activist, advocate, adviser, and writer as kinetically thoughtful and plugged-in as…
Now the U.S. is playing spoiler role in Korea, Syria and elsewhere. But why?
Washington can’t adjust to losing its role as global sheriff, and the entire world must bear the consequences If the first few weeks of 2018 are any guide, it is going to be a tumultuous, confrontational year for America’s foreign…
A critical moment in Korea: Will the U.S. give peace a chance?
Amid a serious thaw between North and South Korea, the Trump administration prepares for war. Don’t exhale yet North and South Korea have suddenly entered a critical passage. In a week of Page 1–worthy events, it would be difficult to…
A Conversation With Richard Falk
The scholar, adviser to governments and civil-society groups, and advocate of Palestinian rights speaks on international law and world affairs. It is hard to place Richard Falk in any category that usefully describes the man. Princeton scholar, international lawyer, adviser…
American global “leadership”: Under Trump, now less than ever
On North Korea, Iran and Israel, the U.S. claims leadership. In fact, Trump is presiding over an inevitable decline I think about “U.S. leadership” a lot these days. Well, I have considered this topic more or less daily since the…
New hope on the Korean peninsula, believe it or not
The two Koreas schedule direct talks to resolve the crisis, while the U.S. policy elite frets about a “wedge” Brace yourselves for the week now beginning. A rapid succession of events over the past few days suggests that an outbreak…
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