Arms Spending

Nuclear missile

We Must Keep Fighting to Stop the Arms Race We Must Keep Fighting to Stop the Arms Race

Or we risk facing the unimaginable. 

Jun 16, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Capitol Insurrection

America Has Its Own Problems to Worry About America Has Its Own Problems to Worry About

Neither Russian “fascism” nor its Chinese variant poses a significant danger to American democracy, which is actually threatened from within.

Jun 8, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich

The Dangers of Biden’s Lesser-Evilism in India

The Dangers of Biden’s Lesser-Evilism in India The Dangers of Biden’s Lesser-Evilism in India

Building an anti-China coalition, the president turns a blind eye to Narendra Modi’s increasingly authoritarian rule.

Jun 3, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Trade war between the U.S. and China

The Biden Administration’s Kayfabe Cold War With China The Biden Administration’s Kayfabe Cold War With China

Though the president’s “pivot to Asia” amounts to little more than saber-rattling, the risks remain very real.

May 31, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That.

The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That. The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That.

Does arming Ukraine really make Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and their cohorts “defenders of democracy”? 

May 25, 2022 / William D. Hartung

Ukraine peace protest

We Need a Real Debate About the Ukraine War We Need a Real Debate About the Ukraine War

Those who provide history and context around the conflict should not be silenced or smeared.

May 24, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sun, Sand, Surf, Sea—and Russian Rockets: Wartime in Odesa

Sun, Sand, Surf, Sea—and Russian Rockets: Wartime in Odesa Sun, Sand, Surf, Sea—and Russian Rockets: Wartime in Odesa

Ukraine’s historic Black Sea resort turns to the war effort.

May 24, 2022 / Leif Reigstad

Anti-War Activists Are Facing a Moral Dilemma

Anti-War Activists Are Facing a Moral Dilemma Anti-War Activists Are Facing a Moral Dilemma

In the face of war’s atrocities, the tyranny of the immediate can be overwhelming—even for those committed to peace.

May 19, 2022 / Nan Levinson

In Kalynivka on March 24

How the War Came to Kalynivka How the War Came to Kalynivka

These refugees from Luhansk thought they were leaving the carnage behind. Instead, it followed them west, making the path to recovery long and uncertain.

May 16, 2022 / Leif Reigstad

US Soldiers Afghanistan

Why Can’t Washington Break Its War Addiction? Why Can’t Washington Break Its War Addiction?

American narcissism is only part of the answer.

May 12, 2022 / William Astore

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