Arms Spending

Beltway Foreign Policy Groups to Congress: Stay Out of the Way on Iran!

Beltway Foreign Policy Groups to Congress: Stay Out of the Way on Iran! Beltway Foreign Policy Groups to Congress: Stay Out of the Way on Iran!

Congress may lean hawkish but progressive groups in the beltway are throwing their weight behind the White House’s efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement on Iran’s nuc...

Oct 24, 2014 / Eli Clifton

Arming Ukraine Is a Very Bad Idea

Arming Ukraine Is a Very Bad Idea Arming Ukraine Is a Very Bad Idea

Senators Carl Levin and James Inhofe’s call to send weapons into a war zone is a transparent ploy to provoke Russia.

Oct 21, 2014 / James Carden

Iran Hawks Need to Bone Up on Iran’s Nuke Program

Iran Hawks Need to Bone Up on Iran’s Nuke Program Iran Hawks Need to Bone Up on Iran’s Nuke Program

Neocon pundit Jennifer Rubin wants to bomb Iran—but doesn’t even have her facts straight.

Oct 8, 2014 / Ali Gharib

Israel’s Bloated War Machine

Israel’s Bloated War Machine Israel’s Bloated War Machine

Prime Minister Netanyahu promotes and sometimes manufactures an endless series of national security crises. The military and settlers win; everyone else loses.

Sep 25, 2014 / Uri Blau

The American Cult of Bombing

The American Cult of Bombing The American Cult of Bombing

Why you should expect more bombs to be dropped everywhere.

Aug 19, 2014 / William J. Astore

How the War in Gaza Could Have Been Avoided

How the War in Gaza Could Have Been Avoided How the War in Gaza Could Have Been Avoided

The US and Israel passed on chance after chance to avoid the deadly war in Gaza—and prevent the deaths of thousands.

Aug 12, 2014 / Sandy Tolan

Elections and Peace Talks Won’t Stem Colombia’s Violence

Elections and Peace Talks Won’t Stem Colombia’s Violence Elections and Peace Talks Won’t Stem Colombia’s Violence

The presidential run-off this weekend and talks with the FARC are obscuring horrific violence in places like Buenaventura—and US multinationals are deeply implicated.

Jun 13, 2014 / Michael Norby and Brian Fitzpatrick

Libya: A Dramatic Strategic Failure

Libya: A Dramatic Strategic Failure Libya: A Dramatic Strategic Failure

Beset by infighting among militias and rampant arms trafficking, Libya in 2014 illustrates the dangers of Western military intervention.

Jun 10, 2014 / Jesse Franzblau and Foreign Policy In Focus

Move the Money Out of the Military

Move the Money Out of the Military Move the Money Out of the Military

Join The Nation and RootsAction in calling on Congress to keep military spending at sequester levels or lower and invest instead in vital programs at home.

Mar 18, 2014 / NationAction

Back to Dark Days in Haiti?

Back to Dark Days in Haiti? Back to Dark Days in Haiti?

The president of a country with no external threats, a history of military repression and an abundance of more pressing problems is rebuilding its once-banished military.

Mar 11, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus

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