National Security

The Debate That’s Needed on How to Engage With China—Before It’s Too Late

The Debate That’s Needed on How to Engage With China—Before It’s Too Late The Debate That’s Needed on How to Engage With China—Before It’s Too Late

The China cold war consensus is a recipe for calamity.

Aug 11, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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

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

USS Florida

Congress Could Rubber-Stamp a Defense Spending Spree Congress Could Rubber-Stamp a Defense Spending Spree

The Trump administration wants missiles, and pushback will require immediate action.

Jul 2, 2020 / Tristan Guyette and William D. Hartung

Armored vehicle in the desert

Washington Is Still Putting the Military Before Public Health Washington Is Still Putting the Military Before Public Health

Even in a pandemic, Congress is all too happy to let companies profit from war.

Jun 30, 2020 / Mandy Smithberger

John Bolton

John Bolton Is a Terrorist in Pinstripes John Bolton Is a Terrorist in Pinstripes

Hard as it is to believe, there are even crazier people in the federal government than President Donald Trump.

Jun 24, 2020 / James Carden

Eliot Engel

Why Is GOP Money Going to Democratic Congressman Eliot Engel? Why Is GOP Money Going to Democratic Congressman Eliot Engel?

On foreign policy, the 16-term incumbent aligns with the Republicans.

Jun 23, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

How Bill Barr Became Trump’s Generalissimo

How Bill Barr Became Trump’s Generalissimo How Bill Barr Became Trump’s Generalissimo

The mastermind of the D.C. crackdown has a long history of working for the surveillance state.

Jun 17, 2020 / Tim Shorrock

Donald Trump sits next to Saudi Crown Prince in Oval Office

Why Washington Keeps Lobbying for War in the Middle East Why Washington Keeps Lobbying for War in the Middle East

Saudi, Qatari, and Emirati lobbyists continue to jockey for power with near-endless streams of capital.

Jun 10, 2020 / Jessica Draper and Morgan Palumbo

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