The Left’s Blind Spot on Iran
Throughout January, thousands of protesters took to the streets after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their stores in protest...
Regions
Despite a ceasefire, Israel’s strategic assault on aid continues
The humanitarian assistance trickling into Gaza cannot compensate for Israel’s ongoing ceasefire violations that continue to take Palestinian lives. Both...
Ideological Intransigence on Israel Continues to Overrule US National Interest
Israeli settlement expansion and settler violence are increasing. In the West Bank, violence increased by 27% and “severe” attacks by...
Munich Security Conference 2026: The Post-Cold War Era Has Come to an End, But Now What?
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) closed its 62nd and arguably most anticipated edition. The forum, which takes place annually in...
For Jay Rosen, American Press Needs to Become More Pro-Democracy
The Washington Post is amid the worst crisis of its history; public media has been severely defunded; and CBS has...
Who gets left out when literacy declines in the US?
In 2025, 40 percent of American adults did not open a book. This is not because books are out of...
The Protectionist Paradox
The United States has upended the free-trade status quo—a decades-long era defined by largely borderless markets and neoliberal optimism. Its...
Cuban Soldiers Fighting for Russia Further Strains US-Cuba Relations
Reports emerged in Sep. 2023 regarding Cuban fighters supporting the Russian war effort in Ukraine when the Cuban government announced...
The Cost of Trump’s Aid Cuts: A Global Rollback on Women’s Safety and Empowerment
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to dismantle USAID–the government agency that...
The Last Nuclear Treaty Standing: How New START’s Expiration Poses a Strategic Dilemma for Asia
The expiration of New START on Feb. 5 serves as a test of whether nuclear strategic stability can endure when...