After Years of Pressure, the UN Adopts an Arms Trade Treaty After Years of Pressure, the UN Adopts an Arms Trade Treaty
But will weak protections against human rights abuses undermine the treaty’s intent?
May 7, 2013 / Catherine Defontaine
Barney Frank Talks Common Sense Barney Frank Talks Common Sense
The congressman sees an opportunity to confront military bloat in the deficit debates and war-weariness.
May 1, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Chuck Hagel’s Speech: Nice, But No Cigar Chuck Hagel’s Speech: Nice, But No Cigar
Let's see some numbers, and some specifics, about promised reforms and reorganization.
Apr 3, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Hagel’s Test Hagel’s Test
Will the new secretary of defense stand up to the hawks and wield the budget axe?
Apr 2, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Folly of Arming Syria’s Rebels The Folly of Arming Syria’s Rebels
In Washington, the drumbeat is intensifying for yet another Middle East civil war.
Feb 28, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Hagel Disaster The Hagel Disaster
He’ll probably be confirmed, but the former senator didn’t exactly stand tall.
Feb 1, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Ten Ridiculous Questions From Chuck Hagel’s Confirmation Hearing Ten Ridiculous Questions From Chuck Hagel’s Confirmation Hearing
We just witnessed one of the most absurd, embarrassing hearings in recent Washington memory.
Jan 31, 2013 / George Zornick
Guns vs. Butter Guns vs. Butter
Eric on Jazz at Lincoln Center and Reed on reining in defense spending.
Jan 24, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Would Chuck Hagel Really Slash the Pentagon Budget? Would Chuck Hagel Really Slash the Pentagon Budget?
Not once has Obama’s nominee voted to reject a defense budget.
Jan 18, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Want Pentagon Cuts? Make Barney Frank a Senator Want Pentagon Cuts? Make Barney Frank a Senator
The former congressman, who wants an interim appointment to the Senate, says the Department of Defense “could get by with a lot less.”
Jan 9, 2013 / John Nichols