National Security

Destroyed apartment buildings in Ukraine

Against World War III Against World War III

Is a long, bloody war between Russia and Ukraine really in our national interest?

Apr 21, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich

A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning fighter jet is shown at the Singapore Airshow in 2014

The Pentagon Is Cashing In on the Ukraine Crisis The Pentagon Is Cashing In on the Ukraine Crisis

The new gold rush of defense spending is a disaster in the making.

Apr 19, 2022 / William D. Hartung and Julia Gledhill

Military personnel carry flags

America’s Militarism Will Be Its Downfall America’s Militarism Will Be Its Downfall

Unapologetic and unembarrassed by its string of recent failures, the war party is once again climbing back into the saddle.

Apr 18, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich

collapsed building in the town of Borodianka.

Russia’s War in Ukraine: How It Could End Russia’s War in Ukraine: How It Could End

A conversation with Anatol Lieven.

Apr 11, 2022 / Jon Wiener

US Navy Pacific Ocean

What Will It Take to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget? What Will It Take to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget?

We have now reached the point in our collective history where we face three certainties: death, taxes, and ever-soaring spending on weaponry and war.

Apr 6, 2022 / William Astore

Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin

Putin’s Miscalculation Should Be a Lesson to the US Putin’s Miscalculation Should Be a Lesson to the US

If there’s one thing to be learned from the present moment, it’s just how fickle such calculations can be and how easily the global situation can turn.

Apr 4, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism

Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism

Rather than seek allies among the far right, progressives need to advance our own vision of an inclusive common good against militarism and white nationalism.

Mar 28, 2022 / Tobita Chow and Ben Lorber

The “State Secrets” Privilege Is a Tool of Injustice

The “State Secrets” Privilege Is a Tool of Injustice The “State Secrets” Privilege Is a Tool of Injustice

Nothing in the Constitution’s text supports a state secrets privilege—in fact, it runs counter to upholding a government by the consent of the governed.

Mar 18, 2022 / Bruce Fein

Biden bans Russian oil imports

The Case for Declaring a National Climate Emergency The Case for Declaring a National Climate Emergency

Biden’s move to ban Russian oil imports shows he can act boldly when he wants to.

Mar 11, 2022 / Jean Su and Maya Golden-Krasner

Sen. Joe Manchin

There’s No Such Thing as a War “Over There” Anymore There’s No Such Thing as a War “Over There” Anymore

The global and the local in today’s world are now virtually indistinguishable.

Mar 11, 2022 / Karen J. Greenberg

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