The purpose of President Trump’s airstrikes on a Syrian government airfield was, according to Trump, to secure the national security interests of the U.S. “and deter the spread and use of deadly ...

Americans have spent much time in the last ten years arguing whether to intervene in places like Kosovo, Rwanda, and East Timor—and there will almost certainly be no policy consensus in future ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

In a guest post on Micah Zenko’s blog, Amelia Wolf discusses the future of humanitarian intervention. She explains: While the international community is fixated on what world leaders are not doing or ...

The death of Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani, on January 3, 2020, revived the discussions and interpretations regarding national security on the international scene, the “right to protect”, the ...

The international community can use diplomatic, economic, and military sanctions to pressure a regime and its political and military leadership. The Taliban has established its oppressive rule in ...

Iranians are experiencing one of the darkest episodes in their country’s modern history. Nationwide protests against a repressive and corrupt state were met in January with unprecedented brutality. In ...

The Aug. 4 explosion in Beirut, Lebanon killed almost 200 people, injured thousands, caused US$10 billion to US$15 billion in damage and displaced 300,000 people. Despite the strong show of... Even ...