Let’s call Trump’s approach to Iran what it is: kindergarten diplomacy
As I write in The Guardian, amid stop-and-start threats and with a divided staff, it’s clear Trump has no idea how to …
Lindsey Graham’s hawkish ideology leaves a legacy of destruction
I wrote about Lindsey Graham for The Guardian. Mourn him if you wish, but let’s be honest about what he promoted. The …
‘Your homes will be destroyed, your family killed’: the US has dropped millions of war propaganda leaflets – but do they work?
A new interactive exhibit by the digital archive group Khajistan displays some of the psyops leaflets released in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya …
The US may send thousands of troops to Iran. Have we learned nothing from the past?
As I write in The Guardian, the US, in 2003, claimed its Iraq incursion would be brief. Now there’s competition for the …
America lied about the Iraq war. Then they weren’t believed about Ukraine
Will US intelligence learn its lessons from the Iraq war, and just how badly their legitimacy has been undermined? I raise the …
When will US generals stand-up to Trump?
The president has been rapidly intensifying military operations on United States soil during his second term. Generals need to say something, I …
The destruction of Palestine is breaking the world
The Guardian has a weekly “featured essay,” and this week, the newspaper featured my essay titled “The destruction of Palestine is breaking …
Trump’s coalition is self-destructing over the Iran war question
You don’t have to be a fan of Tucker Carlson to enjoy the spectacle of a Republican civil war, I write in …
Benjamin Netanyahu must be stopped
War is the prime minister’s doctrine. Israel’s strikes on Iran – falsely described as pre-emptive – are the latest example, I argue …
The shooting of Israeli embassy staffers was a stupid and horrific attack
The killing of two Israeli embassy staffers is unconscionable and does not advance the cause of Palestinian liberation, I argue in The …