Armed Conflicts

B-52 releases MOP

Defense Contractors Are Escorting Us Down the Path to Armageddon Defense Contractors Are Escorting Us Down the Path to Armageddon

It’s hard to think of a system more filthy or rotten than one that threatens to destroy most life on our planet, so that this country could in some fashion “win” World War III.

Dec 19, 2022 / William Astore

Will This Ukrainian Town Be Repaired by Winter?

Will This Ukrainian Town Be Repaired by Winter? Will This Ukrainian Town Be Repaired by Winter?

Borodyanka was destroyed by Russian missiles during the war. Now, elderly residents are trying to get their homes back before temperatures plunge below freezing.

Dec 6, 2022 / Photo Essay / Kris Parker and Vudi Xhymshiti

Barack Obama greets Xi Jinping

Why Did the US-China Relationship Collapse, and Can It Be Repaired? Why Did the US-China Relationship Collapse, and Can It Be Repaired?

Ending mindset of zero-sum conflict among elites in both countries is needed to address existential dangers.

Nov 21, 2022 / Jake Werner

Biden and Xi shaking hands

Biden and Xi Skirt the Abyss Biden and Xi Skirt the Abyss

But Taiwan remains a major military flashpoint.

Nov 17, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

Lyle Jeremy Rubin

How a Defender of American Empire Became a Dissenter How a Defender of American Empire Became a Dissenter

A conversation with Lyle Jeremy Rubin about the complicated ideology of the marine corps, America's obsession with war, and his new memoir Pain Is Weakness Leaving the Body.  

Nov 17, 2022 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

People seated around a horseshoe shaped table watch an on-screen address from Ukraine's president

The “International Community” Is an Ineffectual Fantasy The “International Community” Is an Ineffectual Fantasy

World leaders invoke it. We're lead to believe it will act on our behalf. Does it even exist?

Nov 16, 2022 / Rajan Menon

People seated around a horseshoe shaped table watch an on-screen address from Ukraine's president

How to End the War in Ukraine? Sit Down and Talk. It’s Time. How to End the War in Ukraine? Sit Down and Talk. It’s Time.

Negotiating a diplomatic solution to the conflict is just common sense.

Nov 15, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Houthi soldiers marching at funeral

It’s Time to Cut Off Arms Sales to the Saudi Regime It’s Time to Cut Off Arms Sales to the Saudi Regime

The Biden administration promised there would be “consequences” for Saudi Arabia’s recent actions.

Nov 15, 2022 / William D. Hartung and Annelle Sheline

American airforce F-15 C fighters

Americans Live in a Culture of War Americans Live in a Culture of War

Important truths about our country get concealed when we make the violence of war into something sacred.

Nov 11, 2022 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug

European Foreign Minister Josep Borrell

The Perils of Fortress NATO, Gatekeepers to Europe’s Walled Garden The Perils of Fortress NATO, Gatekeepers to Europe’s Walled Garden

The West’s exclusive focus on Ukraine is creating a new global divide.

Nov 10, 2022 / Column / Jeet Heer

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