US Wars and Military Action

Guantánamo Bay

Why I Continue to Write About Guantánamo Why I Continue to Write About Guantánamo

I’ve been covering the detention center since 2002, and I’ll continue to do so until it is eradicated—because I refuse to let this injustice be relegated to the past.

Apr 10, 2024 / Karen J. Greenberg

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators call for a cease-fire in Gaza during a protest as part of the “People's White House Ceasefire Now Iftar” outside the White House on April 2, 2024, in Washington, DC.

What It Takes to Break Joe Biden’s Zionist Bubble What It Takes to Break Joe Biden’s Zionist Bubble

The president’s rigid ideological commitment has led him to shut out government dissenters—and his own voters.

Apr 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer

U.S. Army training Nigerien soliders

Niger Wants to Kick US Troops Out of the Country Niger Wants to Kick US Troops Out of the Country

This is just the latest in a series of stalemates, fiascos, or outright defeats that have come to typify America’s Global War on Terror.

Apr 4, 2024 / Nick Turse

Unhappy Birthday: NATO Is 75 Years Old Today

Unhappy Birthday: NATO Is 75 Years Old Today Unhappy Birthday: NATO Is 75 Years Old Today

The Cold War alliance long ago outlived its usefulness. But then Nation contributors have been skeptical since the beginning.

Apr 4, 2024 / Comment / Richard Kreitner

A man walks near the debris of damaged building as the area around the Al-Shifa Hospital is destroyed in Gaza City, Gaza on April 01, 2024.

The UN Can’t Stop Gaza From Being a Hostage to American Power The UN Can’t Stop Gaza From Being a Hostage to American Power

The dismissal of the Security Council’s cease-fire resolution shows why the world can no longer look to Washington as the arbiter of a rules-based order.

Apr 2, 2024 / Samer Badawi

Uncommitted Campaign poster

How to Vote for a Cease-Fire How to Vote for a Cease-Fire

A guide to voting “Uncommitted.”

Mar 29, 2024 / Joshua A. Cohen

Joe Lieberman in 2010.

Joe Lieberman and the Venality of Elite Bipartisanship Joe Lieberman and the Venality of Elite Bipartisanship

The late senator embodied a consensus of militarism and plutocracy.

Mar 28, 2024 / Jeet Heer

photo of a US tank; US training ukrainian military how to use it, it will be delivered there

Want to Cut the National Budget? Start With Military Spending. Want to Cut the National Budget? Start With Military Spending.

The biggest driver of overspending is an unrealistic, self-indulgent, and militaristic national defense strategy.

Mar 28, 2024 / Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung

Smoke rises over the Gaza Strip from Israeli bombardment, as seen from southern Israel.

The Single Most Important Thing President Biden Can Do for the Climate Is Enforce an Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza The Single Most Important Thing President Biden Can Do for the Climate Is Enforce an Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza

War and warming: US support for Israel’s war in Gaza is deepening the climate crisis—and making it impossible to solve.

Mar 25, 2024 / Jeff Jones and Eleanor Stein

Jonathan Glazer holds an Oscars statuette

Hit Dogs Holler: What the Backlash Against Jonathan Glazer Says About Israel’s Defenders Hit Dogs Holler: What the Backlash Against Jonathan Glazer Says About Israel’s Defenders

The Zone of Interest was never a film of purely historical relevance. But when the director made that obvious in his Oscar acceptance, supporters of Israel’s war in Gaza erupted.

Mar 22, 2024 / David Klion

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