National Security

Hagel speaks with Afghanistan troops

What They Won’t Tell You About the American Military What They Won’t Tell You About the American Military

“Prepare, pursue, prevail!”—and other euphemisms from US Central Command.

Mar 21, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich

trump battleship

If You Want to Know Where Donald Trump Came From, Look to Iraq If You Want to Know Where Donald Trump Came From, Look to Iraq

Trump denies he was ever in favor of the 2003 invasion—but he’s a president made by war.

Mar 16, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

Vladimir Putin

While Neo-McCarthyism Spreads, US-Russian Détente May Be Unfolding While Neo-McCarthyism Spreads, US-Russian Détente May Be Unfolding

“Kremlin-puppet” allegations against Trump are said to have crippled Trump’s ability to initiate cooperative relations with Moscow—but have they?

Mar 15, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Donald Trump

Foreign-Policy Elites Have No Answer For Trump Foreign-Policy Elites Have No Answer For Trump

Trump won because the status quo was terrible. We can’t go back to it. 

Mar 9, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Recent missile launch in North Korea

Are We Drifting Toward War With North Korea? Are We Drifting Toward War With North Korea?

We have no alternative but to open talks with Pyongyang; the sanctions strategy is not working.

Mar 8, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence

The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War

The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War

As the neo-McCarthyite search for Americans with Russian “contacts” spreads, the new Cold War is increasingly fraught with possibilities of hot war.

Mar 8, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone on the Importance of Criticizing Both the Republicans and Democrats Who Make War Oliver Stone on the Importance of Criticizing Both the Republicans and Democrats Who Make War

It’s fashionable now to take shots at Republicans, but both parties are responsible for creating chaos around the world.

Mar 6, 2017 / Oliver Stone

James Mattis

Trump’s Obsession With Generals Could Send Us Straight Into War With Iran Trump’s Obsession With Generals Could Send Us Straight Into War With Iran

The president’s foreign-policy picks have set the stage for an aggressive military-first administration.

Mar 6, 2017 / William D. Hartung

Guantanamo Protest

America’s Most Notorious Prison Was Supposed to Be Closed by Now America’s Most Notorious Prison Was Supposed to Be Closed by Now

What will become of the 41 detainees remaining at Guantánamo?

Mar 2, 2017 / Karen J. Greenberg

Trump Arrives SOTU

Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Latest Reality Show Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Latest Reality Show

Trump showed he can play a president on TV Tuesday, but that’s it. 

Mar 1, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

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