US Wars and Military Action

A woman pushes a baby stroller while walking in a cemetery in Irpin, near Kyiv on February 16, 2023.

America Needs to Break Its Addiction to Global Intervention America Needs to Break Its Addiction to Global Intervention

Washington’s preoccupation with Ukraine only testifies to the impoverished state of American strategic thinking.

Jun 7, 2023 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, former commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, talks prior to a Bloomberg Television interview in Washington, D.C. in 2013.

The Convenient Myth of “Humane” Wars The Convenient Myth of “Humane” Wars

How America hides the human toll of its military machine.

Jun 5, 2023 / Norman Solomon

Guantánamo Bay

Two Decades Later, We Still Know Too Little About the Government’s Torture Program Two Decades Later, We Still Know Too Little About the Government’s Torture Program

Attempts to keep that blindfold in place in the name of “national security” have helped sustain darkness over light.

Jun 1, 2023 / Karen J. Greenberg

Joe Biden delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House

There’s Never a Debt Ceiling for the Military-Industrial Complex There’s Never a Debt Ceiling for the Military-Industrial Complex

While the Biden-McCarthy deal denies food to hungry people, it increases Pentagon spending by tens of billions.

May 31, 2023 / John Nichols

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, in April 2019 in Beijing, China.

The Outcome of the War in Ukraine Depends on China and India The Outcome of the War in Ukraine Depends on China and India

Whether Americans like it or not, this country will have little choice but to begin planning for an emerging world order.

May 24, 2023 / Michael T. Klare

Anti-Trans Legislation Is Becoming a National Security Issue

Anti-Trans Legislation Is Becoming a National Security Issue Anti-Trans Legislation Is Becoming a National Security Issue

Bans on gender-affirming care are forcing some military families to seek compassionate reassignment.

May 23, 2023 / Colleen Hamilton

A view of Kremlin after the drone attack in Moscow, Russia on May 3, 2023. Kremlin reported that Ukraine attempted to attack Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence with drones at night.

The Line Between Support for Ukraine and War With Russia Just Gets Thinner The Line Between Support for Ukraine and War With Russia Just Gets Thinner

Recent Pentagon leaks reveal that the shadow war between Russia and the US over Ukraine is becoming more overt—and far more dangerous.

May 22, 2023 / James Bamford

Demonstrations went on in New York City on Saturday on May 6, 2023, five days Jordan Neely was allegedly choked to death by 24-year-old US Marine veteran Daniel Penny on a subway in the city

Why the Right Embraces Military-Veteran Vigilantes Why the Right Embraces Military-Veteran Vigilantes

The right is often misconstrued as anti-war. In reality, it wants to wage its war on American soil—against people whose Americanness it won’t recognize.

May 19, 2023 / Spencer Ackerman

Robot to Human

The Future of War Is AI The Future of War Is AI

AI, whatever its positives, looks like anything but what the world needs right now to save us from a hell on earth.

May 17, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt

A US Special Forces soldier at a remote village in the Arghandab District in Afghanistan

The Unseen Soldiers of America’s Privatized Wars The Unseen Soldiers of America’s Privatized Wars

There is probably no better evidence of how poorly the War on Terror demonstrated its stated goal of the rule of law than the little-noted use, and misuse, of security contractors.

May 16, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino

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