US Wars and Military Action

Muller in June, 2017

The Fictitious ‘Russian Attack’ vs. the Real Imperative to ‘Cooperate With Russia’ The Fictitious ‘Russian Attack’ vs. the Real Imperative to ‘Cooperate With Russia’

The Kremlin did not “attack America” in 2016, but the myth could lead to war between the nuclear superpowers.

Apr 3, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Mideast Bahrain US Military

An American Soldier’s Dissent An American Soldier’s Dissent

A veteran criticizes the US Army for racism, sexual violence, and a toxic culture that places “duty’” above ethics.

Apr 1, 2019 / Danny Sjursen

Truman signs the North Atlantic Treat in 1949

NATO Turns 70 NATO Turns 70

Next week, Washington will throw the military alliance a birthday party. How much is there to celebrate?

Mar 28, 2019 / James Carden

Rachel Maddow

The Real Costs of Russiagate The Real Costs of Russiagate

Its perpetrators, not Putin or Trump, “attacked American democracy.”

Mar 27, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

John Bolton at CPAC

Why Are We Above International Law? Why Are We Above International Law?

The Trump administration’s rejection of the International Criminal Court is the latest example of America’s toxic exceptionalism.

Mar 26, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon

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

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