US Wars and Military Action

Biden at Fort Bragg

The “Credibility” Factor and Biden’s Foreign Crises The “Credibility” Factor and Biden’s Foreign Crises

The US must resist the impulse to intervene in Ukraine, Taiwan, and Iran.

Jan 12, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

Australian Open Serbian Team

There Are No Heroes in Djokovic vs. Australia There Are No Heroes in Djokovic vs. Australia

While the tennis star is petulant and selfish, the Australian state is racist and arbitrary.

Jan 11, 2022 / Dave Zirin

The first atomic bomb test was conducted at Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945.

This Is the Unbuilding of America This Is the Unbuilding of America

We’ve long inhabited a perilous world—one that has only grown more so as the decades have passed.

Jan 11, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt

Mission Accomplished

2 Decades of Military Force Got Us Nowhere 2 Decades of Military Force Got Us Nowhere

Twenty years of war, around $6 trillion, and nearly 1 million corpses later, there are now more terrorist groups than in 2001.

Jan 5, 2022 / Nick Turse

Biden and Putin

What a Sensible Ukraine Policy Would Look Like What a Sensible Ukraine Policy Would Look Like

Despite all the bellicose blather, the real security interests of Americans are clear. Ukraine is not among them.

Jan 4, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird

Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird

I wouldn’t even try to sum up this bizarre year of ours.

Dec 31, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

Remembering Desmond Tutu’s Gospel of Peace

Remembering Desmond Tutu’s Gospel of Peace Remembering Desmond Tutu’s Gospel of Peace

Archbishop Tutu campaigned for a world where all leaders were held to account for their actions and where advocacy for peace and justice was paramount.

Dec 29, 2021 / John Nichols

For Afghanistan, 2021 Brought an End to One Horror—and the Beginning of Another

For Afghanistan, 2021 Brought an End to One Horror—and the Beginning of Another For Afghanistan, 2021 Brought an End to One Horror—and the Beginning of Another

Since the West abandoned Afghanistan, the violence of the occupation has ended but hunger and the cruelties of the Taliban have taken its place.

Dec 29, 2021 / Ali M. Latifi

Biden Lloyd Austin

The Great Myth of the ”Great“ American Military The Great Myth of the ”Great“ American Military

A yawning gap looms between that military’s agreed upon reputation here and its actual performance.

Dec 24, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Kabul Banner

A Million Afghan Children Could Starve This Winter. Are US Sanctions to Blame? A Million Afghan Children Could Starve This Winter. Are US Sanctions to Blame?

Partly as a result of US policy, Afghanistan’s economy is expected to contract by 30 percent.

Dec 23, 2021 / Brian Osgood

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