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U.S. foreign policy, what is going on?

September 19, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

The U.S. foots 75 percent of NATO's bill, increasingly hard to do given the enormous costs of the Afghan and Iraq wars, the pivot to Asia, and the war in Syria.

Rep. McDermott: Why I voted against sending arms to Syrian rebels

September 18, 2014 By Special to People’s World

"I did not arrive at this decision easily. The threat ISIS poses to the people of Iraq and Syria is a serious one. "

War talk re Syria ratchets up

August 29, 2014 By Susan Webb

But it is spurring worries of another misguided U.S. military undertaking, escalating war and chaos, with the people of the region bearing the brunt.

Turkey’s crisis: more than meets the eye

January 6, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

The current corruption crisis zeroing in on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyio Erdogan has all the elements of one of his country's famous soap operas that tens of millions of people all over the Middle East...

Cutting-edge films bring Middle East headlines to life

October 11, 2013 By Bill Meyer

Last month's Toronto International Film Festival featured, among its 146 world premieres from 70 countries, cutting-edge films from the greater Middle East - the cutting edge of not only technology but coverage of critical world events.