Arms Spending

How to Revive the Peace Movement in the Trump Era

How to Revive the Peace Movement in the Trump Era How to Revive the Peace Movement in the Trump Era

We need to merge social-justice and antiwar activism.

Mar 16, 2017 / Feature / Daniel May

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Donald Trump, Movie Buff and Apparent Time Traveler, Can’t Get Over WWII Donald Trump, Movie Buff and Apparent Time Traveler, Can’t Get Over WWII

The president’s military strategy seems to be entirely rooted in old war movies.

Mar 14, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

James Mattis

Trump’s Obsession With Generals Could Send Us Straight Into War With Iran Trump’s Obsession With Generals Could Send Us Straight Into War With Iran

The president’s foreign-policy picks have set the stage for an aggressive military-first administration.

Mar 6, 2017 / William D. Hartung

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

Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III

Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III

His 2009 film, Generation Zero, shows a hellishly bleak vision of our past, present, and future, driven by a magical belief in historical determinism.

Feb 8, 2017 / Micah L. Sifry

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Trump’s Military Ambitions Could Be Bad News for the Infrastructure He Promised to Improve Trump’s Military Ambitions Could Be Bad News for the Infrastructure He Promised to Improve

Proposed hikes in Pentagon spending wouldn’t just be a foreign-policy blunder—they would also accelerate inequality at home.

Feb 2, 2017 / William D. Hartung

Ukrainian Armored Vehicle

The Friends and Foes of Détente The Friends and Foes of Détente

The January 28 phone conversation between Presidents Trump and Putin signified their quest for a new détente, and its enemies quickly struck back.

Feb 1, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

This Is How the New Cold War Turns Hot

This Is How the New Cold War Turns Hot This Is How the New Cold War Turns Hot

American journalists keep saying Alexander Dugin is Putin’s ideological adviser. One problem: He's not.

Jan 24, 2017 / Jeffrey Sommers

Trump, Russia, and the Return of Scapegoating, a Timeless American Tradition

Trump, Russia, and the Return of Scapegoating, a Timeless American Tradition Trump, Russia, and the Return of Scapegoating, a Timeless American Tradition

Our bipartisan tendency to blame others for our own failures will be the cause of American decline.

Jan 11, 2017 / Column / Patrick Lawrence

Honduran Military Police

Will the Trump Administration Approve a Military Deal Between Honduras and Israel? Will the Trump Administration Approve a Military Deal Between Honduras and Israel?

Allowing the deal would be a powerful sign that the new administration plans to revive the Nixon Doctrine.

Jan 5, 2017 / Greg Grandin

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