Horn of Africa Famine Demands a Global Response

In his inauguration speech in early June, the new president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, called attention to the grave threat of famine posed
Netanyahu ‘Doomsday’ Coalition Looms Over Israeli Elections

Wedged between militarism and an expansionist religious nationalism, Israel, in the view of its dwindling peace camp, has clearly failed
Turkey Is No Longer NATO’s Yes Man

One could almost hear the glee in Ankara when the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upended NATO consensus by declaring
Iran Has Iraq’s Kurds in Its Crosshairs

After decimating Iraq’s Sunnis during years of political and military conquest, Iran and its Iraqi militias have now set their sights on Iraqi Kurdistan, harassing its government, targeting its energy