Gareth Porter

Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on U.S. national security policy who has been independent since a brief period of university teaching in the 1980s. Dr. Porter is the author of five books, including “Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare,” was published in February 2014 and "Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam." He has written regularly for Inter Press Service on U.S. policy toward Iraq and Iran since 2005.

Articles by this author

How Corporate Media Are Fueling a New Iran Nuclear Crisis

The Trump administration and the media have, to date, successfully made the Iranian government the focus of scrutiny that the public would be well-served to turn on them as well

Gareth Porter · Jul 18, 2019

The Right May Finally Get Its War on Iran

Unless much stronger anti-war forces can be organized in coming months, that danger appears extremely serious

Gareth Porter · Feb 28, 2019

Is the End of the Brutal War in Yemen Finally at Hand?

Congressional strategists and activists who have been working on the issue believe passage of the war powers measure will force Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman to the negotiating table

Gareth Porter · Dec 31, 2018

Time to End the Ruinous U.S. Alliance with Saudi Arabia

The Khashoggi murder and the likelihood of a Democratically-controlled House of Representatives offer an opportunity for distance

Gareth Porter · Oct 26, 2018

How Corporate Media Got the Trump-Kim Summit All Wrong

They have assumed that North Korea cannot live without nuclear weapons—without making any effort to understand North Korea’s strategy in regard to nuclear weapons.

Gareth Porter · Jun 11, 2018