After 18 Years of War, the Taliban Has the Upper Hand in Afghanistan Peace Talks
For many observers, the negotiations register as a defeat — recognition that the Taliban has not only survived, but will be central to Afghanistan's future.
National Security
House of Representatives Orders Donald Trump to Stop Backing Saudi-led War in Yemen, Paving the Way for Decisive Senate Vote
Many in Congress came to see the resolution as a way of holding Saudi leadership accountable for the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
What Happened in Douma? Searching for Facts in the Fog of Syria's Propaganda War
The next world war may begin with a grainy, contested, online image launched onto the pages of a newspaper that has recently sacked all its journalists.
Drone Wars
Google Hired Gig Economy Workers to Improve Artificial Intelligence in Controversial Drone-Targeting Project
Hired through an online gig economy platform, workers unknowingly helped Google improve its artificial intelligence military-targeting software.
Elliott Abrams, Trump's Pick to Bring “Democracy” to Venezuela, Has Spent His Life Crushing Democracy
The choice of Abrams sends a clear message: The Trump administration intends to brutalize Venezuela, while proclaiming our love for human rights.
Voices
There's a Better Battlefield for the War Against Trump's Lies: the Courts
The Truth-O-Meters aren't working. Instead, public interest groups are suing the Trump administration using the Information Quality Act.
Voices
Roger Stone Made His Name as a Dirty Trickster, but the Trump-Russia Cover-Up May Finally Bring Him Down
The latest special counsel indictment highlights Stone’s alleged efforts to alert the Trump campaign about hacked Democratic emails obtained by WikiLeaks.
Guantánamo Prisoner Says Judge Used Pro-Government Rulings to Curry Favor With the Justice Department
Lawyers for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri asked the D.C. Court of Appeals to take the extraordinary step of vacating decisions made under Col. Vance Spath.
ISIS Fighters in Syria Are Trying to Push Into Iraq, Where U.S. Forces Can’t Get Along With Armed Groups Supported by Iran
In Al Qaim, Iraq’s U.S.-backed security forces and the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces are increasingly distrustful of each other.
Voices
Why Doesn't Donald Trump's Cozy Relationship With Vladimir Putin Worry His Supporters? Jefferson Davis's Treason Case Holds a Clue.
Trump came to power thanks to some of the same factors that fueled the rise of Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America.