News Abroad

Why Are There Political Prisoners?

by Padraic Kenney

This question has become more urgent in recent years as dictators lock up literally tens of thousands.

While We Weren’t Looking Russia Once Again Became the World’s Biggest Exporter of Wheat

by Jonathan Daly

But it’s still got a backwater economy.

How’s Brexit Going?

by Luke Reader

It’s been 6 months since the British began the process of withdrawing from the EU. The signals thus far are not promising.

#CouscousGate?

by Lauren Janes

It’s the latest French scandal.

Should Limiting North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions Be the Responsibility of the U.S. Government?

by Lawrence Wittner

The UN might be in a position to broker a peace that we can’t.

North Korea Expert: If China Had the Capacity to Contain North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions, It Would Have Done So Already.

by Erik Moshe

An interview with Sun-Chul Kim.

Trump’s NFL Tirade Is a Distraction from Real News – Like the World Hunger Crisis

by William Lambers

Hunger threatens Puerto Rico and famine threatens 4 other nations.

Mayday Korea! (Part 2)

by William R. Polk

What should we do?

Mayday Korea! (Part 1)

by William R. Polk

America is on the brink of nuclear war.

A Negotiated Curbing of North Korea's Nuclear Capabilities Is Good, But Not Good Enough

by Lawrence Wittner

We should recognize that the danger of nuclear annihilation will persist as long as any nations possess nuclear weapons.

What You Can Do to Stop Nuclear Tests

by William Lambers

Try joining a peace walk. They worked in the past.

If the U.S. and Russia Could Join Forces Against Nazis, Why Not in the Middle East?

by David Churchman

Wouldn't it be wonderful if they could?

Bombing North Korea in a Preventive War Is a Bad Idea

by Michael H. Creswell

The record of the hawks pushing this idea should give us all pause.

World Citizenship Is More Popular Than You Might Think

by Lawrence Wittner

Zealous nationalists have been garnering headlines, but they’re in the minority.

Trump’s Cruel (And Inaccurate) Boast About Pershing Was More Ignorant than You Think

by Ron Briley

Like many Americans he believes the US role in the Philippines was innocent. It wasn’t.

Historian: For North Korea, Acquiring Nukes Was a Rational Decision

by Erik Moshe

An interview with Cheehyung Harrison Kim.

There’s No Comparison Between Donald Trump and John F. Kennedy

by Sheldon M. Stern

Niall Ferguson claims that there is. It’s bogus.

Forget Those Comparisons with the Cuban Missile Crisis

by Sheldon M. Stern

This time, the top military figures in the administration may be forced to try to short-circuit an impulsive over-reaction by their commander-in-chief rather than the other way around.

Donald Trump Has Put the U.S. into a Precarious Position

by John Prados

His fire and fury language is egging North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toward the abyss, in service of a goal that cannot be achieved by force, creating a situation which may not be exited except through force.

Playing Nuclear “Chicken” With Our Lives

by Lawrence Wittner

What kind of civilization have we developed when two mentally unstable national leaders threaten one another―and the world―with nuclear war?