US Wars and Military Action

Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate

Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate

The establishment consensus has failed. Citizen intervention can change that.

Jun 20, 2018 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel

US Navy Pacific Ocean

The United States Is Pushing Toward War With China The United States Is Pushing Toward War With China

The decision to change the name of US forces in the Pacific is more than symbolic—it’s a threat.

Jun 19, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

Yemen Saudi air strike Sanaa

Congress Must Act to Stop US Involvement in the Yemen War Congress Must Act to Stop US Involvement in the Yemen War

By partnering with conservatives to rein in presidential overreach, progressive advocates for peace are laying the groundwork for a sea change in US foreign policy.

Jun 18, 2018 / Feature / Rep. Ro Khanna

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What Caused the United States’ Decline? What Caused the United States’ Decline?

Hint: You don’t have to look far.

Jun 14, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

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Trump Meets Kim, Averting Threat of Nuclear War—and US Pundits Are Furious Trump Meets Kim, Averting Threat of Nuclear War—and US Pundits Are Furious

The media response, from both liberals and conservatives, betrays a cynical disregard for South Korea.

Jun 13, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

US soldier Mosul

Is a New Bipartisan Bill Really a Blank Check for Endless War? Is a New Bipartisan Bill Really a Blank Check for Endless War?

Senators Rand Paul, Bernie Sanders, and Jeff Merkley warn that proposed legislation to curb the president's war-making powers is woefully inadequate.

Jun 11, 2018 / James Carden

Trump Singapore Loong

You Can Be a Critic of Trump and Still Root for Diplomacy to Succeed in Korea You Can Be a Critic of Trump and Still Root for Diplomacy to Succeed in Korea

Congressman Ro Khanna says Democrats should be encouraging statecraft that promotes cooperation and peace.

Jun 11, 2018 / John Nichols

Marine walks through WWI cemetery

How to Win a War That Never Ends How to Win a War That Never Ends

History has shown us that brutal conflicts rarely have neat and timely conclusions.

Jun 7, 2018 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Yemeni Americans

Trump’s Travel Ban Has Torn Apart Hundreds of Families Trump’s Travel Ban Has Torn Apart Hundreds of Families

Yemeni Americans and other US citizens separated from their relatives await a Supreme Court decision that will determine their families’ futures.

Jun 7, 2018 / Kavitha Chekuru

Trump Putin Vietnam

The Necessity of a Trump-Putin Summit The Necessity of a Trump-Putin Summit

Ten ways the new US-Russian Cold War is increasingly becoming more dangerous than the one we survived.

Jun 6, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

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