US Military

Trump Putin G20

Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit? Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit?

If it actually occurs, never in the 75-year history of such US-Russian meetings will an American president have had so much opposition and so little support at home.

Jun 27, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

US Navy Pacific Ocean

The United States Is Pushing Toward War With China The United States Is Pushing Toward War With China

The decision to change the name of US forces in the Pacific is more than symbolic—it’s a threat.

Jun 19, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

US soldier Mosul

Is a New Bipartisan Bill Really a Blank Check for Endless War? Is a New Bipartisan Bill Really a Blank Check for Endless War?

Senators Rand Paul, Bernie Sanders, and Jeff Merkley warn that proposed legislation to curb the president's war-making powers is woefully inadequate.

Jun 11, 2018 / James Carden

Putin Annual Address

Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia

Is Putin really a “pariah” and Russia “isolated from the international community”?

May 30, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Hagel speaks with Afghanistan troops

These Documents Reveal a Bizarre War Game Being Played by the Pentagon These Documents Reveal a Bizarre War Game Being Played by the Pentagon

It’s dystopian fiction—written by the US military.

May 29, 2018 / Nick Turse

Schumer and Democrats

Democrats Are Missing the Opportunity to Offer an Alternative to Endless War Democrats Are Missing the Opportunity to Offer an Alternative to Endless War

The Democrats’ failure to advance a bold progressive alternative to President Trump’s belligerent policies and bloated defense budgets is a huge missed opportunity.

May 29, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Afghanistan helicopter takes off

America’s ‘War on Terror’ Has Cost Taxpayers $5.6 Trillion America’s ‘War on Terror’ Has Cost Taxpayers $5.6 Trillion

And it’s earned us absolutely nothing.

May 16, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

US Marines in Afghanistan

America Just Has One War—That It Keeps Losing America Just Has One War—That It Keeps Losing

Why can’t the best military in the world win?

May 1, 2018 / Arnold Isaacs

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

Betsy DeVos Is Facing Backlash for Her Plan to Push School Vouchers on Military Families Betsy DeVos Is Facing Backlash for Her Plan to Push School Vouchers on Military Families

The secretary of education’s latest school-privatization scheme is not going well.

May 1, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Red Square in Moscow

Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia

Cooperation with Moscow remains vital for American national security, but “Russiagate” allegations, now codified in a DNC lawsuit, are making that decades-long pursuit a crime.

Apr 25, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

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