War and Peace

Confronting the Civilian-Military Disconnect Confronting the Civilian-Military Disconnect

We have a society that on the one hand has become comfortable with war, and on the other hand wants to distance itself from it as much as possible.

Jun 2, 2012 / Chris Hayes

Ending the US War in Yemen Ending the US War in Yemen

Under the guise of counterterrorism measures, the US continues to intervene in an ongoing ethnic civil war in Yemen.

Jun 1, 2012 / Tom Hayden

What to Do About Syria What to Do About Syria

The United States ought to back off.

Jun 1, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

A Drone-Eat-Drone World A Drone-Eat-Drone World

Its ‘roadmap’ in tatters, the Pentagon takes a detour to Terminator Planet.

May 31, 2012 / Nick Turse

Hope Burning Hope Burning

So now we have Rambo Obama, a steely warrior who hurls death-dealing drones at anyone who threatens the good old USA. Including children.

May 31, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Xerxes’s Nukes Xerxes’s Nukes

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Iran’s long wait for nuclear weapons.

May 30, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Golden Age of Special Operations The Golden Age of Special Operations

Globalizing the “Global War on Terror.”

May 29, 2012 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Jeremy Scahill: A Short History of Drone Warfare

Jeremy Scahill: A Short History of Drone Warfare Jeremy Scahill: A Short History of Drone Warfare

The new trajectory of US warfare.  

May 25, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

How to Forget on Memorial Day How to Forget on Memorial Day

Whistling past the graveyard of empires.

May 24, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt

Military Detention for Journalists

Military Detention for Journalists Military Detention for Journalists

Why did Obama administration lawyers refuse to discount the possibility, even for First Amendment–protected speech?

May 23, 2012 / David Cole

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