US Military

Trump on the campaign trail

Is Our President Bonkers? Is Our President Bonkers?

Maybe, but this screwball won because he saw something about the American condition that neither Democrats nor Republicans have the nerve to acknowledge.

Mar 1, 2017 / William Greider

Trump in Philadelphia

Donald Trump Faces an Enormous Test Tonight Donald Trump Faces an Enormous Test Tonight

Will he pass it? (Spoiler: probably not.)

Feb 28, 2017 / David Dayen

US Marine

The Longest War in American History Has No End in Sight The Longest War in American History Has No End in Sight

And military leaders are still under the delusion that we can win.

Feb 28, 2017 / William J. Astore

Trump’s Machismo vs. Sweden’s ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’

Trump’s Machismo vs. Sweden’s ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’ Trump’s Machismo vs. Sweden’s ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’

Investing in women and girls does much more to keep us safe and promote peace than does spending even greater amounts on weapons designed to cause mass devastation.

Feb 28, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Refugees fleeing clashes in Iraq

‘Oh, ISIS. They Really Don’t Like It When Women Make Problems for Them.’ ‘Oh, ISIS. They Really Don’t Like It When Women Make Problems for Them.’

Iraqi refugees talk about how they resisted the group’s reign of terror.

Feb 23, 2017 / Anna Lekas Miller

YPG fighter in Hasaka

The Syrian Kurds and Allegations of War Crimes The Syrian Kurds and Allegations of War Crimes

Critics respond to Roy Gutman’s special report on the Syrian Kurdish militia.

Feb 21, 2017 / Meredith Tax and Roy Gutman

Kurdish figher in Hasaka, Syria

America’s Favorite Syrian Militia Rules With an Iron Fist America’s Favorite Syrian Militia Rules With an Iron Fist

The Kurdish YPG recruits fighters at gunpoint, assassinates political opponents, and suppresses the media.

Feb 13, 2017 / Roy Gutman

trump tillerson

Is Trump Headed for a War With China? Is Trump Headed for a War With China?

The brewing conflict in the South China Sea could become the next Cuban missile crisis.

Feb 13, 2017 / Rajan Menon

Seoungju residents protest THAAD Missile Defense System

In South Korea, Women Are Leading the Resistance to US-Backed Militarization In South Korea, Women Are Leading the Resistance to US-Backed Militarization

Tired of their country’s deference to the US, they’re taking matters of security into their own hands.

Feb 10, 2017 / Christine Ahn

Pre-Superbowl Trump interview with O'Reilly

Trump Takes a Running Whack at the Liberal Interventionists Trump Takes a Running Whack at the Liberal Interventionists

He’s erratic and he’s no progressive, but at least he’s challenging the high priests of the foreign-policy establishment.

Feb 10, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence

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