US Wars and Military Action

Iraq US Coalition Airstrike

It Is Long Past Time for a National Reckoning With the Catastrophic Costs of Endless War It Is Long Past Time for a National Reckoning With the Catastrophic Costs of Endless War

We need space for real dissent from the views of a foreign policy establishment that has so clearly failed us.

Mar 26, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Mike Pompeo

Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court? Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court?

Mike Pompeo’s diplomatic sanctions against war-crimes investigators are consistent with Trump’s “America first” worldview.

Mar 21, 2019 / Nicholas Mulder

Russian Jets and Flags

The Cold War Ides of March The Cold War Ides of March

US Cold Warriors escalate toward actual war with Russia.

Mar 20, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Death From Above: US Air Strikes in Somalia Could Constitute ‘War Crimes’

Death From Above: US Air Strikes in Somalia Could Constitute ‘War Crimes’ Death From Above: US Air Strikes in Somalia Could Constitute ‘War Crimes’

An Amnesty International report confirms that US strikes are killing civilians.

Mar 20, 2019 / Amanda Sperber

John Feffer playing the part of his minder in

North Korea Through the Eyes of an American Dissident North Korea Through the Eyes of an American Dissident

As entertainment that deftly mixes history, satire, pathos, and comedy, Next Stop: North Korea is an unqualified success.

Mar 20, 2019 / Tim Shorrock

General David Petraeus retirement

America’s Generals Have Learned Nothing From Our Failed Wars America’s Generals Have Learned Nothing From Our Failed Wars

The senior officials responsible for our military failures are guiding us to more of the same.

Mar 19, 2019 / William Astore

Gillibrand

Kirsten Gillibrand Has Led the Fight to Maintain Civilian Control of the Military Kirsten Gillibrand Has Led the Fight to Maintain Civilian Control of the Military

As a presidential contender, the New York senator can and should highlight her vital struggles for Pentagon accountability.

Mar 18, 2019 / John Nichols

Vietnam War protest

The VA Is Socialism in Action. We Must Defend It From Privatization. The VA Is Socialism in Action. We Must Defend It From Privatization.

The right is hell-bent on dismantling the most progressive agency in government.

Mar 18, 2019 / Jasper Craven

Trump at a military base in Iraq

The Trump Administration Wants a War with Iran The Trump Administration Wants a War with Iran

Neoconservatives in Washington are ready to spark America’s next military disaster—one that may well be worse than the Iraq War.

Mar 11, 2019 / Bob Dreyfuss

John Bolton and a map

Foreign Policy Beyond Good and Evil Foreign Policy Beyond Good and Evil

Even Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have fallen victim to a simplistic vision of world affairs.

Mar 11, 2019 / Daniel Bessner and Udi Greenberg

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