The ‘Adults’ in the Room Are the Problem The ‘Adults’ in the Room Are the Problem
Maybe it’s time to think of them as the tools of a military-industrial-congressional complex that continues to serve up endless war.
Dec 27, 2018 / Danny Sjursen
Chagos Islanders Want to Go Home Chagos Islanders Want to Go Home
When the United States built a military base on Diego Garcia, its inhabitants were forced out. Will the International Court of Justice rule on their return?
Dec 3, 2018 / Abdelwahab Biad and Elsa Edynak
America’s Post-9/11 Wars Have Cost $5.9 Trillion America’s Post-9/11 Wars Have Cost $5.9 Trillion
Not to mention 240,000 civilian deaths and 21 million displaced. And yet a congressional commission is urging yet more money for a bloated Pentagon.
Nov 21, 2018 / William D. Hartung
Long Ago, I Hurt Families Like My Own Long Ago, I Hurt Families Like My Own
Afghanistan is 7,000 miles away, but there are moments when it feels like I never left.
Nov 13, 2018 / Rory Fanning
The Military Is the Ultimate Special-Interest Group The Military Is the Ultimate Special-Interest Group
More money than ever is going towards the least-efficient sector of the economy.
Nov 1, 2018 / William D. Hartung
The Pentagon Has Won Its Most Important War The Pentagon Has Won Its Most Important War
Despite a losing record, today’s military doesn’t have to atone for its failures.
Oct 25, 2018 / William Astore
The War Anniversary You Forgot to Mark The War Anniversary You Forgot to Mark
The media have forgotten about America’s longest war.
Oct 22, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt
Syria Moves One Step Closer to Ending the Civil War Syria Moves One Step Closer to Ending the Civil War
Each player had its reasons for not going forward with a cataclysmic offensive against the last rebel stronghold, in Idlib.
Oct 17, 2018 / Roy Gutman
How Guantánamo Laid the Groundwork for Kavanaugh’s Confirmation How Guantánamo Laid the Groundwork for Kavanaugh’s Confirmation
The prison’s attempts to adjudicate justice are making their way to the mainland.
Oct 15, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg
It Is Time to End the Forever War in Afghanistan It Is Time to End the Forever War in Afghanistan
This week marks 17 years since the war began.
Oct 5, 2018 / James Carden