Politicians and cameras will converge on Srebrenica this weekend and talk endlessly of “genocide.” Not only is that an inappropriate description of the tragic events in 1995, its misuse has resulted in many more “humanitarian” deaths worldwide. To this day, however,...

A final deal was reached on Iran’s controversial nuclear program in the early morning hours of July 14 in Vienna, over a decade after talks between Iran and world powers began. “This deal demonstrates that American diplomacy can bring about real and meaningful change...

At least 180 were killed and 16 were wounded in attacks and fighting. Troops say they are making advances in Anbar Province.

The historic agreement signed by the P5+1 and the government of Iran marks a turning point in America's relations with the world. It reverses the momentum of nearly fifteen years of constant warfare and puts us on a path to peace. In terms of our relations in the...

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton's position on the Israeli occupation of the West Bank does not bode well for her future foreign policy By Stephen Zunes On July 2, former secretary of state and frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination Hillary Clinton...

After Greece thumbed its nose at Greece's international creditors by voting "no" in a referendum to their most recent bailout offer, negotiations with Greece on further bailouts should have been summarily terminated. Alexis Tsipras, the leftist prime...

Note to the reader: I just recovered from a flu, so in lieu of new material, and in honor of Henry David Thoreau's birthday last Sunday, here is an essay I published on my own site earlier this year. “No” is often treated as a bad word, especially when used by...

Iraq announced the launching of a major operation to liberate Anbar province. At least 90 were killed and 12 were wounded.

That we have to take Donald Trump seriously confirms my longstanding prognosis that we've entered another dimension in which up is down, black is white, and reason is dethroned: in short, we're living in BizarroWorld, and the landscape is not very inviting. Yet...

Originally posted at TomDispatch. Since November 2002, when a CIA drone strike destroyed the SUV of “al-Qaeda's chief operative in Yemen,” Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi (“U.S. kills al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen”), it’s been almost 13 years of...