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
Relations between the United States and Russia have reached a particularly perilous moment.
Jun 15, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Women in Russia and the US Show an Alternative to War Women in Russia and the US Show an Alternative to War
American and Russian women who remember the danger of the Cold War understand the stakes of this year’s summit.
Jun 15, 2021 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
The Pentagon Inflates the Chinese Nuclear Threat in a Push for New Intercontinental Missiles The Pentagon Inflates the Chinese Nuclear Threat in a Push for New Intercontinental Missiles
Every US military service is seeking more money than before, and each one is touting the importance of their weapons in overcoming the Chinese military threat.
May 19, 2021 / Michael T. Klare
Nuclear Impasse Nuclear Impasse
The USA and Iran clash on sanctions.
Apr 29, 2021 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
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
The Toxic Legacy of the US Military in the Pacific The Toxic Legacy of the US Military in the Pacific
A Welsh journalist uncovers a decades-long environmental disaster around US bases in East Asia.
Apr 27, 2021 / Tim Shorrock
Will Biden’s Foreign Policy Sap His Domestic Policy? Will Biden’s Foreign Policy Sap His Domestic Policy?
The US can’t afford to be the “indispensable nation” abroad while rebuilding at home.
Apr 13, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Biden Wants to Spend Even More on Defense than Trump Biden Wants to Spend Even More on Defense than Trump
The president’s plan to hike Pentagon spending draws a rebuke from progressives.
Apr 13, 2021 / John Nichols
Julian Aguon’s Poetic Riposte to American Empire Julian Aguon’s Poetic Riposte to American Empire
The CHamoru lawyer discusses the militarization of Guam and his new book, The Properties of Perpetual Light.
Apr 12, 2021 / Q&A / Chris Gelardi