National Security

Pentagon

The Case for Demilitarizing the Military The Case for Demilitarizing the Military

Civilian control of the military is a minimal condition for democracy. Too bad the United States doesn’t meet it.

Mar 15, 2016 / Gregory D. Foster

Welcome to American Warfare: A 14-Year Game Where Everyone’s a Loser

Welcome to American Warfare: A 14-Year Game Where Everyone’s a Loser Welcome to American Warfare: A 14-Year Game Where Everyone’s a Loser

The best part is you get to play the same round over and over and over again.

Mar 10, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

Natalie Jaresko

Kiev Increasingly Resembles an American Colony Kiev Increasingly Resembles an American Colony

The possibility that an American may become Ukraine’s prime minister increases the impression that Kiev’s major decisions are made in Washington.

Mar 9, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist

Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist

Without restraint abroad, we will never be able to focus on rebuilding our country at home. 

Mar 8, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Presidents Putin and Jinping

Are the Major World Powers Blundering Toward War? Are the Major World Powers Blundering Toward War?

The US, Russia, China, and others are playing a dangerous game of military provocation. That’s exactly how World War I started a century ago.

Mar 3, 2016 / Michael T. Klare

The Syrian Cease-Fire Is Under Attack From Within the Obama Administration

The Syrian Cease-Fire Is Under Attack From Within the Obama Administration The Syrian Cease-Fire Is Under Attack From Within the Obama Administration

The US, Russia, and the UN support the agreement, but the secretary of defense and other forces are trying to torpedo it.

Mar 2, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Gitmo

Why We Must Close Guantánamo Now Why We Must Close Guantánamo Now

Congress and the media must recognize once and for all that torture is not a matter of serious debate: It is a war crime.

Mar 1, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bernie Sanders Is Confronting America’s Foreign Policy Amnesia Head-On

Bernie Sanders Is Confronting America’s Foreign Policy Amnesia Head-On Bernie Sanders Is Confronting America’s Foreign Policy Amnesia Head-On

Why is no one else talking about the fact that Hillary Clinton has been endorsed by a war criminal?

Feb 29, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Let Them Eat Missiles, and Other Myths of the American War Machine

Let Them Eat Missiles, and Other Myths of the American War Machine Let Them Eat Missiles, and Other Myths of the American War Machine

The problem with US military strategy is that it doesn’t fix any of the problems it’s setting out to address.

Feb 25, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

Syria Damascus

Another Fateful Turning Point in the New Cold War Another Fateful Turning Point in the New Cold War

A struggle is under way over the Syrian cease-fire agreement, while the political crisis in Ukraine deepens.

Feb 24, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

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