National Security

Cuban missile crisis

What the Cuban Missile Crisis Can Teach Us About the North Korean Missile Crisis What the Cuban Missile Crisis Can Teach Us About the North Korean Missile Crisis

To avoid catastrophe, Kennedy turned to diplomacy. Trump would be wise to do the same.

Aug 23, 2017 / Martin J. Sherwin

Afghan dust

Take Away Trump’s Blank Check for Endless War Take Away Trump’s Blank Check for Endless War

You can also write a letter to the editor to demand the removal of Confederate statues, and join a campaign to take economic power from Wall Street and give it back to communities.

Aug 22, 2017 / NationAction

Trump Korea Standoff

Avoiding War With North Korea Avoiding War With North Korea

It’s way past time for Trump to begin talks with Pyongyang.

Aug 22, 2017 / John Feffer

Mark Zuckerberg in Wisconsin

A Mark Zuckerberg Presidency Isn’t Ridiculous—It’s Terrifying A Mark Zuckerberg Presidency Isn’t Ridiculous—It’s Terrifying

The Facebook CEO destroyed privacy as we know it. Imagine what he’d do in the White House.

Aug 18, 2017 / Jake Bittle

robert e lee removal

Political Conflict Over Historical Monuments, From Charlottesville to Moscow Political Conflict Over Historical Monuments, From Charlottesville to Moscow

Today’s conflicts over American slavery and Stalin’s Great Terror reveal similar controversies as well as an unknown Putin.

Aug 17, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

North Korea Missile

Nuclear Deterrence Will Fail Nuclear Deterrence Will Fail

Trump’s dangerous bluster reveals the flaw in nuclear-deterrence theory—human fallibility.

Aug 11, 2017 / Ward Wilson

Pence in Georgia

Why Trump Is Beating the War Drum—and How It Could Lead to Disaster Why Trump Is Beating the War Drum—and How It Could Lead to Disaster

It’s sure to win favor among hawks of both parties, while distracting the media and public from his domestic woes—but foreign powers are not backing down.

Aug 10, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

Red Square in Moscow

Unverified ‘Russiagate’ Allegations, Irresponsibly Promoted by Congress and the Media, Have Become a Grave Threat to American National Security Unverified ‘Russiagate’ Allegations, Irresponsibly Promoted by Congress and the Media, Have Become a Grave Threat to American National Security

President Trump is right, relations with Russia are “at an all-time & very dangerous low,” and the US political-media establishment is making them worse.

Aug 9, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Pence in Montenegro

Have Neocons Hijacked Trump’s Foreign Policy? Have Neocons Hijacked Trump’s Foreign Policy?

War hawks are wrestling with “America First” nationalists for control of the administration’s international agenda. After a series of remarks by Mike Pence, one camp seem...

Aug 9, 2017 / James Carden

DNC HQ

A New Report Raises Big Questions About Last Year’s DNC Hack A New Report Raises Big Questions About Last Year’s DNC Hack

Former NSA experts say it wasn’t a hack at all, but a leak—an inside job by someone with access to the DNC’s system.

Aug 9, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence

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