National Security

Anti-war protest

The True American Patriots Are the Anti-Imperialists The True American Patriots Are the Anti-Imperialists

Two hundred years ago this week, our wisest secretary of state warned Americans against a career of empire.

Jul 2, 2021 / John Nichols

Joe Biden military

Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Isn’t Making Us Any Safer Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Isn’t Making Us Any Safer

The mind-boggling budget underscores just how misguided Washington’s current “security” policies really are.

Jul 1, 2021 / Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung

Biden’s New Normal Seems Ominously Heading Toward a Revival of Cold War Politics

Biden’s New Normal Seems Ominously Heading Toward a Revival of Cold War Politics Biden’s New Normal Seems Ominously Heading Toward a Revival of Cold War Politics

We need a far more serious discussion about the real security priorities of the American people—and the real challenges we face.

Jun 22, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Guantánamo Bay

Our Family Members Died on 9/11. We Want to See Guantánamo Bay Closed. Our Family Members Died on 9/11. We Want to See Guantánamo Bay Closed.

Republican senators say keeping Guantánamo open is the only way to get justice. We know otherwise.

Jun 21, 2021 / Valerie Lucznikowska

air show

American Wars Mean American Lies American Wars Mean American Lies

We need a truth commission to hold leaders—military and civilian—accountable for America’s failed wars. 

Jun 18, 2021 / William Astore

Biden Has an Opportunity to Begin Rebuilding the US’s Fractured Relationship With Russia

Biden Has an Opportunity to Begin Rebuilding the US’s Fractured Relationship With Russia Biden Has an Opportunity to Begin Rebuilding the US’s Fractured Relationship With Russia

Relations between the United States and Russia have reached a particularly perilous moment.

Jun 15, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

COVAX

America Pursues Vaccine Internationalism—but What Kind? America Pursues Vaccine Internationalism—but What Kind?

A foreign policy of global division makes Americans less safe.

Jun 7, 2021 / Stephen Wertheim

Houthi rebels

As Yemen’s Famine Worsens, Biden Does Nothing As Yemen’s Famine Worsens, Biden Does Nothing

It remains unclear what, if anything, Biden has done to stop the Saudi Arabia–led military intervention.

Apr 30, 2021 / Chris Gelardi

Pandemic Artists Posters

Waiting for Catastrophes While Living Under the Specter of Pandemic and War Waiting for Catastrophes While Living Under the Specter of Pandemic and War

When “How are you doing?” is also a question of politics and the world.

Apr 28, 2021 / Vijay Prashad

Joseph Biden Ukraine

The Successful Campaign to Block Matthew Rojansky’s Appointment Is Ominous for Biden’s Russia Policy The Successful Campaign to Block Matthew Rojansky’s Appointment Is Ominous for Biden’s Russia Policy

Recalibrating our relations to Russia—and reducing the tensions around Ukraine and the Russian border—surely must be part of that effort.

Apr 27, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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