US Wars and Military Action

US Warships near Korean Peninsula

Trump’s Handling of North Korea Is Going to Lead Us Straight Into Nuclear Disaster Trump’s Handling of North Korea Is Going to Lead Us Straight Into Nuclear Disaster

Public strong-arming isn’t the key to de-escalating confrontation—it’s the key to igniting it.

Jun 5, 2017 / Rajan Menon

Chinese Military Delegates

A Glimpse Into the Future of Asia A Glimpse Into the Future of Asia

Will China take the lead? 

Jun 1, 2017 / John Feffer

President Donald Trump

Our President, the Little Big Man Our President, the Little Big Man

From his proposals on health care, to his tax plan, to his border wall, Trump is symptomatic of the nation he now “leads.”

May 31, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

Ariana Grande Manchester bombing

Ariana Grande Understands Counterterrorism Better Than Jim Mattis Ariana Grande Understands Counterterrorism Better Than Jim Mattis

Inclusiveness, not polarization, is the right approach.

May 31, 2017 / Juan Cole

Trump Boards Plane

Terrorism and the Perils of ‘Russiagate’ Terrorism and the Perils of ‘Russiagate’

As Trump and Putin strive for an essential US-Russia alliance against international terrorism, American media frenzy, fueled by anonymous leaks, continues to thwart it.

May 31, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Patrol in El Chorrillo

How the 1989 War on Manuel Noriega’s Panama Super-Charged US Militarism How the 1989 War on Manuel Noriega’s Panama Super-Charged US Militarism

It brought together neocons and realists in a warm-up act for the first Gulf War.

May 30, 2017 / Greg Grandin

John McCain Iran deal

Don’t Fall for the Washington War Hawks’ Iranophobia Don’t Fall for the Washington War Hawks’ Iranophobia

Their demands for war and regime change should be ignored.

May 30, 2017 / Danny Sjursen

‘The America and the World of Our Dreams—How Far Away They Seem on This Memorial Day!’

‘The America and the World of Our Dreams—How Far Away They Seem on This Memorial Day!’ ‘The America and the World of Our Dreams—How Far Away They Seem on This Memorial Day!’

Ninety-nine years ago, an editorial in the magazine pleaded for “a world freed from the burden of mutual national distrust and hatred and deceit.”

May 29, 2017 / Column / Richard Kreitner

Trump in Saudi Arabia

What Explains Trump’s Sharp About-Face on Saudi Arabia? What Explains Trump’s Sharp About-Face on Saudi Arabia?

It has more than a little to do with the power of the Saudi lobby—as well as the administration’s deep hostility toward Iran.

May 22, 2017 / James Carden

Trump at press conference

Donald Trump Committed Another Impeachable Offense This Week Donald Trump Committed Another Impeachable Offense This Week

And it had nothing to do with the Russia investigation. 

May 20, 2017 / John Nichols

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