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Why Does the U.S. Support War Crimes in Yemen?

U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division troops listen as President Donald Trump speaks before signing the National Defense Authorization Act at Fort Drum, New York, U.S., August 13, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

What If the Mueller Investigation Pushed Trump to Attack Iran?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv March 18, 2015. Netanyahu claimed victory in Israel's election after exit polls showed he had erased his center-left rivals' lead with a hard rightward shi

Israel Is Not a Liberal Democracy

A Houthi militant takes part in a parade held to mark 1000 days of the Saudi-led military intervention in the Yemeni conflict, in Sanaa, Yemen December 19, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Counterproductive Counterterrorism in Afghanistan and Yemen

U.S. President Donald Trump thrusts his fist after signing an executive order reversing Obama administration Cuba policies as Florida Governor Rick Scott (C-rear), Cuban dissident and former prisoner Cary Roque and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R) look on at

The Ugly Destination of Trump’s Iran Policy

U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the media during a news conference after participating in the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The Multiple Facets of the Russia Problem

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint news conference with Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 30, 2018.

NATO Summit: The Important Issues

Palestinian demonstrators are seen as smoke rises from burning tires during a protest marking the 70th anniversary of Nakba, at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip May 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

The Palestinians and Nuclear Weapons

How Trump is Reshaping American Foreign Policy

The Perils of Territorial Annexation