As buds sprout on long-dormant trees and the first blooms of Spring peek out from their beds, presidential candidates are gearing up for the political season – which is, I fear, already upon us. It therefore behooves us to examine what to make of them: but first it's...

Washington's support for Yemen's former dictatorship – and of Saudi efforts to sideline the country's nonviolent pro-democracy movement – helped create the current crisis By Stephen Zunes As a Saudi-led military coalition continues to pound rebel targets in...

In addition to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, yet another U.S. military intervention is in shambles:  the US drone war against al Qaeda’s most potent regional affiliate – al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).  Heretofore, despite the rise of the perhaps even more...

Last week two prominent Ukrainian opposition figures were gunned down in broad daylight. They join as many as ten others who have been killed or committed suicide under suspicious circumstances just this year. These individuals have one important thing in common: they...

At least 161 were killed and 12 were wounded. Militants execute seven elders from the Abu Sakr tribe in Baiji. Fifteen militants were killed as troops advanced into the city. In Baghdad, a double bombing wounded four people in Karrada. A policeman was killed and two...

Let's get this straight: Saudi Arabia is Al Qaeda. If there was any doubt about that, the Kingdom's invasion of Yemen makes it plain as day. The Los Angeles Times reports: "A brazen territorial grab by Al Qaeda militants in Yemen – together with a $1-million bank...

This week I won a dubious distinction: a groundbreaking Supreme Court judgment has been named after me. It is an honor I would have gladly dispensed with. My name appeared at the head of a list of applicants, associations and individuals, which asked the court to...