Israel’s War on Gaza: 11 Zunes’ articles published Oct. 7-Dec. 31, 2023 admin, March 5, 2024August 8, 2024 Continue Reading
Biden’s Dangerous Refusal to Reverse Trump’s Western Sahara Policy admin, January 21, 2022April 3, 2024 In his final weeks in office, President Donald Trump stunned the international community in formally recognizing Western Sahara as part of Morocco. Morocco has occupied much of its southern neighbor since 1975, when it invaded and annexed the former Spanish colony in defiance of the United Nations Security Council and a landmark ruling of the International Court of Justice. Continue Reading
From Aleppo to Gaza: A Handy Guide for Defending War Crimes admin, May 26, 2021August 14, 2024 Foreign Policy In Focus May 26, 2021: The U.S. strident defense of Israel’s recent military onslaught on the Gaza Strip… sounds remarkably similar to that to defend the Assad regime in Syria during their bloody attacks on Aleppo, Idlib, and other rebel-held areas… here’s a summary — based on real… Continue Reading
‘More AIPAC Than J Street’: Kamala Harris Runs to the Right on Foreign Policy admin, January 28, 2019August 14, 2024 Harris is being embraced by many progressive Democrats, and she’s branding herself as a progressive. Yet in the course of her little more than two years in the U.S. Senate, she’s taken some foreign policy positions that should give pause to supporters of human rights and international law. Continue Reading
Despite Everything, U.S. Troops Should Leave Syria admin, January 3, 2019May 22, 2024 Z Network, January 4, 2019: Donald Trump’s sudden decision to remove U.S. forces from Syria appears to have been impetuous and ill-considered — apparently a result of a conversation with Turkey’s autocratic president Recep Erdogan. That doesn’t mean, however, that the United States should remain in that country… Continue Reading
Once Again, Democrats Blow It on Middle East Peace admin, January 11, 2017August 14, 2024 Foreign Policy In Focus January 11, 2017: In the first major foreign policy vote of the new Congress, most Democrats sided with Trump — and against international law — on Israeli settlements. Continue Reading
On Hillary Clinton, Sexism, and U.S. Foreign Policy admin, February 12, 2016August 14, 2024 Feminists who oppose Hillary Clinton’s imperialism can’t just challenge her foreign policy. We have to challenge the sexist attacks against her, too. Continue Reading
The Five Lamest Excuses for Hillary Clinton’s Vote to Invade Iraq admin, January 26, 2016August 14, 2024 Clinton supporters want Democratic voters to forgive their candidate’s support for the most disastrous foreign policy decision in decades. They shouldn’t. Continue Reading
Republican Candidates Defend Killing Civilians to Fight Terrorism—and So Do Democrats admin, December 23, 2015August 14, 2024 There’s a bipartisan effort to justify the killing of civilians in the “war on terrorism.” Continue Reading
How U.S. Contributed to Yemen Crisis admin, April 20, 2015August 15, 2024 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. Continue Reading
The Latest Blow to Israeli-Palestinian Peace admin, January 13, 2015August 15, 2024 The United States blocked the latest UN resolution to achieve peace between Israel and Palestine for the most disingenuous of reasons. Continue Reading
Gaza and the Bipartisan War on Human Rights admin, October 17, 2014August 15, 2024 During and after Israel’s war on Gaza, bipartisan congressional majorities have worked to undermine war crimes investigations by the United Nations and human rights groups. Continue Reading
U.S. Leadership Against Russia Crippled By Its Own Hypocrisy admin, September 15, 2014August 15, 2024 Foreign Policy In Focus September 15, 2014 [Republished by Common Dreams and Transnational.org] Continue Reading
U.S. Culpability in the Failure of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks admin, June 5, 2014August 15, 2024 The failure of John Kerry’s Israeli-Palestinian peace talks showed just how extreme U.S. policy on the conflict has become. Continue Reading
Straight Talk on the U.S. and Ukraine admin, March 13, 2014June 20, 2024 Foreign Policy In Focus March 13, 2014 Given the limits of its power and its own compromised relationship with international law, the U.S. isn’t in a position to do much about Ukraine. Continue Reading
Egyptian Junta Claims U.S. Conspiracy While Accepting U.S. Support admin, February 21, 2014August 15, 2024 y claiming that the secular pro-democratic left is somehow in cahoots with both of Washington and the Muslim Brotherhood to undermine the nation, the Egyptian military is trying to have it both ways: appealing to the foreign policy establishment in Washington by suppressing both the Islamists and the left, while playing the pseudo-nationalist card for the Egyptian masses. Continue Reading
Congress vs. Obama on Iran: Washington’s Warmongers Take Aim At Iran Diplomacy admin, October 30, 2013August 15, 2024 Hardliners in Washington, including prominent congressional Democrats, are hard at work attempting to scuttle a nuclear deal between the United States and Iran. Continue Reading
The Nobel Committee’s Rebuke to Washington’s Unilateralism admin, October 11, 2013August 15, 2024 The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), one of the most effective instruments for international arms control, sends an important message to those who have insisted that unilateral military action is the best means to eliminate and prevent the use of these deadly agents. Continue Reading
Washington and the Egyptian Tragedy admin, August 20, 2013August 15, 2024 The vast majority of Egyptians killed since the coup have been unarmed protesters struck down with American-made weapons by soldiers transported in American-made vehicles provided by the American taxpayer. Continue Reading
The U.S. and Chemical Weapons: No Leg to Stand On admin, May 2, 2013August 15, 2024 Foreign Policy In Focus/Institute for Policy Studies, May 2, 2013 [Republished by Alternet, Ander Niews Week (Netherlands), Common Dreams, Greanville Post, Huffington Post and the Middle East Institute] Continue Reading