MSNBC’s Wild Ride
Thanks to Trump and the Russia investigation, the liberal network is booming. But is it selling its viewers a conspiratorial fantasy?
Syria
Trump’s Golan Heights Tweet Is a Gift to the Far Right
The tweet will help Israel's prime minister—currently facing indictments—to reelection and in all probability lead to violence in the West Bank.
This Is Not How You Stabilize the Middle East
This week's summit in Warsaw is a pale imitation of a serious effort three decades ago.
What Israeli Airstrikes Say About Trump’s Middle East Policy
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's reassurance tour of the region isn't going so well.
The Unlearned Lessons of the Beirut Barracks Bombing
35 years later, United States foreign policy is still dangerously indecisive in the Middle East.
How the New Democrats Could End the Drone Wars
Leftist challengers in 2018 have an opportunity to tackle one of the most troubling legacies of the Obama years.
A Commander-in-Chief Who Cares Only About Himself
The president's latest defense of his cozy relationship with Russia underscores his warped view of war.
Macron Turns His Back on Refugee Women
As France's new asylum bill shows, seemingly gender-neutral policies in Europe and the U.S. have dire consequences for women in particular.
The Case Against John Doe, American Jihadist
How a U.S. citizen captured on the battlefield with ISIS may finally force America to confront the legacy of 9/11
The Problem With “Cold War” Comparisons
No, we're not reliving the 1960s, says Harvard historian Arne Westad.
The Great Distraction of Punitive Airstrikes
Don't congratulate the administration on avoiding Russian retaliation. The humanitarian crisis in Syria remains, and the real collision course here is between Israel and Iran.
A Cold War Without Guard Rails
The demise of the Trump-Putin bromance leaves a dangerous combination: two toddlers-in-chief, a bellicose top adviser, and a decimated diplomatic corps.
Verboten
Germany’s risky law for stopping hate speech on Facebook and Twitter
The Passive Foreign Policy President
How Donald Trump's hands-off approach to Saudi Arabia squanders the U.S.'s leverage in the Middle East
Facebook Has a Genocide Problem
A U.N. report on Myanmar's campaign against the Rohingya reveals the ways in which oppressive regimes can use social media for ill.
Trump’s Middle East Policy: The Good(ish), the Bad, and the Ugly
A look back at what the administration has accomplished in the region in the past year
Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Doctrine Makes No Sense
His rambling, incoherent speech to the U.N. General Assembly was proof that the president only has one audience in mind—and it isn't a global one.
How a Syrian Writer Takes on War
Osama Alomar's story collection "The Teeth of the Comb" looks at cruelty, compassion, and hope in the face of catastrophe.
Does Trump’s Syria Policy Remind You of Someone?
Despite Trump's campaign rhetoric, his hawkish stance increasingly resembles Hillary Clinton's—and it's stirring fears of a major war.
What We Know About Donald Trump’s Middle East Policy
He faces numerous possible pitfalls in his first official trip to the region—as well as opportunities.
