News Abroad

The Vicious Politico-religious Sunni-Shi’ite Civil War that the U.S. Government has Ignited in Iraq and in Syria

by Rodrigue Tremblay

As it should have been expected by anybody who has any knowledge of history in that part of the world, Iraq was far from being a stable “democracy."

This Is How Our Recent Wars Looked to Acclaimed Photojournalist Peter van Agtmael (Interview)

by Robin Lindley

There's the mainstream media version of the world.  And then there's reality. 

This Is What It's Like to Be a Refugee

by Sigrid MacRae

Bald statistics and the appalling numbers do not begin to tell the dismal story.

This Is Where Ebola First Struck in 1976 and What Happened

by Rod Tanchanco MD

It's a sad tale and it's being repeated.

Ebola and ISIS: The Twin Plagues of Our Time

by Timothy R. Furnish

Five striking similarities between the Ebola epidemic and Islamic terrorism present themselves.

Why Are Palestinians Still Living as Refugees 6 Decades Later?

by Alon Ben-Meir

"The Palestinian people are creative, vibrant, resourceful, and proud people; they must not continue to live in a state of contrived conditions of misery, fed with empty slogans."

The Case Against Academic Boycotts of Israel

by Paul Berman

Boycotts are not supposed to go on forever. They are supposed to be practical. Either they work, or fail to work.

Why We Felt It Was Essential to Publish an Anti-Boycott Book

by Cary Nelson

The arguments put forward by the BDS movement needed to be answered.

Afghanistan's New President Thinks His Wife Can Play a Decisive Role in the Country's Future Despite Her Gender. Why He's Right.

by Ali A. Olomi

This wouldn't be the first time a woman has the chance to rise to a position of great influence in Afghanistan.

To Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Do Away With Borders Instead of Firing Across Them

by Mathias Mossberg and Mark LeVine

It's time to think creatively.

The Long Forgotten History of Tolerance for Religions of All Kinds in the Middle East

by Gerard Russell

Religions that once flourished there are now in danger of disappearing. Why is this happening?

Radicals Have Taken Over Northern Yemen. Should We Be Worried?

by Juan Cole

The threat to world trade in the Suez Canal has been ignored by the mainstream media in the US.

The Rise of the ISIS Terrorist Army in Iraq and Syria: How Did we Get Here?

by Brian Glyn Williams

The first and most crucial step in the creation of the ISIS Caliphate was the March-April 2003 US overthrow of the Sunni-dominated Baathist-Socialist regime in Iraq in the name of fighting Al Qaeda.

How Turkey Went Bad

by Daniel Pipes

Starting with the still-astonishing election of 2002, the country dramatically changed course.

Why Does Africa Get Hit with So Many Disasters Like Ebola?

by Joseph Yannielli

Looking at the litany of disaster that is recent West African history - slavery, colonialism, genocide, civil war, and now an ebola epidemic of unprecedented scope and voracity - it is tempting to conclude that this is the single unluckiest region on the surface of the planet.

Why Talking About "Pacifist" Japan Makes Little Sense

by Guy Almog

We should ask ourselves what is this "pacifism" we are talking about?

Why Americans No Longer Hunt Whales—And the Japanese Still Do

by Frank Zelko

Whaling employs a tiny number of people, has no strong support among the Japanese population, and only survives as a result of heavy government subsidies.

Can Anyone Acquainted with American History Really Take Obama's Nationalist Drivel Seriously?

by Lawrence Wittner

In fairness to the president, it could be argued that he doesn’t actually believe this claptrap, but simply dons a star-spangled uniform to sell his foreign policy to the American public.

Obama says ISIL. The Media say ISIS. What's Up with that?

by Daniel Pipes

"In short, both translations are accurate, both are correct, and both have deficiencies."

You Know that Abortion Is Legal in the United States. What About Other Countries?

by Bernard M. Dickens, Ph.D., LL.D

Abortion is as old as human understanding of pregnancy, but the gradual transition of its legal characterization from a crime to a legitimate healthcare intervention, and then to a woman's human right, is an international evolution of only recent decades.