Foreign Policy

How Will US Warfare Survive the Pandemic?

How Will US Warfare Survive the Pandemic? How Will US Warfare Survive the Pandemic?

The Pentagon is finding it difficult to adapt to a world in which the biggest threats to American security are biological, not military.

Jul 21, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House Burning Down the House

Trump’s mounting failures and corruption devastate the US.

Jul 16, 2020 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson

A person playing call of duty with a headset on

The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens

Gamers with the Army, Navy, and Air Force are spending hours on Twitch with children as young as 13.

Jul 15, 2020 / Jordan Uhl

An aerial view of the Pentagon

The Beginning of the End for Ever-Rising Pentagon Budgets The Beginning of the End for Ever-Rising Pentagon Budgets

In the long run, the Defense Department is not likely to escape the growing imperative of change.

Jul 14, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

US Army plane

More Veterans in Congress Could Mean Fewer Wars More Veterans in Congress Could Mean Fewer Wars

Research shows those in government who haven’t experienced combat are more likely to initiate it.

Jul 14, 2020 / Nan Levinson

China and Hong Kong Face Off

China and Hong Kong Face Off China and Hong Kong Face Off

Protests rage as China cracks down.

Jul 8, 2020 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

A New Tonkin Gulf Incident in the Making?

A New Tonkin Gulf Incident in the Making? A New Tonkin Gulf Incident in the Making?

Halt Trump’s rush to war in the Pacific.

Jul 7, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

Our Nation Needs a Wake-Up Call to the Nuclear Threat

Our Nation Needs a Wake-Up Call to the Nuclear Threat Our Nation Needs a Wake-Up Call to the Nuclear Threat

A new book sounds the alarm.

Jul 7, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression

A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression

As this country begins, at last, to examine its ugly past and brutal present, can we also apply this fierce introspection to US policy toward Israel?

Jul 7, 2020 / Yousef Munayyer

A Russian Bounty Is Bad. What’s Shocking and Outrageous Is the War.

A Russian Bounty Is Bad. What’s Shocking and Outrageous Is the War. A Russian Bounty Is Bad. What’s Shocking and Outrageous Is the War.

Imagine a world where the American people cared about the decades-long war in Afghanistan.

Jul 3, 2020 / Andrew McCormick

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