Nuclear Arms and Proliferation

America Wants Peace for the World—By Any Means Necessary

America Wants Peace for the World—By Any Means Necessary America Wants Peace for the World—By Any Means Necessary

When the quest for peace means violence and terror.

Mar 28, 2017 / John Dower

This Is What’s Really Behind North Korea’s Nuclear Provocations

This Is What’s Really Behind North Korea’s Nuclear Provocations This Is What’s Really Behind North Korea’s Nuclear Provocations

It’s easy to dismiss Kim Jong-un as a madman. But there’s a long history of US aggression against the North, which we forget at our peril.

Mar 23, 2017 / Bruce Cumings

Might Neo-McCarthyism Mean War vs. Russia?

Might Neo-McCarthyism Mean War vs. Russia? Might Neo-McCarthyism Mean War vs. Russia?

The “unmasking” of Putin’s American “contacts” is premised on his “act of war” against the United States—for which there is still no evidence.

Mar 22, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump Administration

Everything Trump Did in His 8th Week That Really Matters Everything Trump Did in His 8th Week That Really Matters

Fired US Attorneys and frightening developments in North Korea. 

Mar 17, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter and George Zornick

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

Trump’s Machismo vs. Sweden’s ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’

Trump’s Machismo vs. Sweden’s ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’ Trump’s Machismo vs. Sweden’s ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’

Investing in women and girls does much more to keep us safe and promote peace than does spending even greater amounts on weapons designed to cause mass devastation.

Feb 28, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A military aide, carrying the

Nuclear Weapons Don’t Belong in Anyone’s Hands Nuclear Weapons Don’t Belong in Anyone’s Hands

Donald Trump shouldn’t have his finger on the button—but neither should anyone else. 

Feb 15, 2017 / Tim Wright

Ukrainian Tanks

Ukraine Revisited Ukraine Revisited

From the beginning of the crisis more than three years ago, false (or half-true) narratives have dominated US media accounts and policymaking.

Feb 8, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III

Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III

His 2009 film, Generation Zero, shows a hellishly bleak vision of our past, present, and future, driven by a magical belief in historical determinism.

Feb 8, 2017 / Micah L. Sifry

Michael Flynn

The Advisers Inside Trump’s White House Want to Make War Everywhere The Advisers Inside Trump’s White House Want to Make War Everywhere

If only they could agree on where to begin.

Feb 6, 2017 / Ira Chernus

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