War and Peace

a man throws a bag of rice off a truck in Haiti

The Crisis of Imagination in International Relations The Crisis of Imagination in International Relations

The world should often “do something” about a crisis—but we must stop defaulting to military intervention.

Apr 11, 2023 / Nanjala Nyabola

Rep. Summer Lee at House Oversight and Accountability Committee organizing meeting

We Need to Talk… About AIPAC—and Develop a Strategy to Defeat the Lobby Too We Need to Talk… About AIPAC—and Develop a Strategy to Defeat the Lobby Too

Summer Lee’s victory in PA is a road map for how progressive Democrats can unite to elect candidates whose values will be consistent at home and abroad.

Apr 10, 2023 / Alexandra Rojas and Waleed Shahid

US and Philippine troops during an exercise

Preparing for War in the South China Sea Preparing for War in the South China Sea

Ahead of massive war games involving US and Filipino troops, the Defense Department announced that it will gain access to four new military sites in the Philippines.

Apr 7, 2023 / Sarah Lazare

Veterans

What Survivors of War Can Tell Us About Our Broken Health Care System What Survivors of War Can Tell Us About Our Broken Health Care System

Policy-makers once so prepared to place veterans in harm’s way are remarkably unprepared to care for them when they are no longer of direct use.

Apr 5, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino

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Letters From the April 17/24, 2023, Issue Letters From the April 17/24, 2023, Issue

Springsteen and us… Lessons from Debs…

Apr 4, 2023 / Our Readers

Former Defense Secretary General James Mattis speaks with Richard Haass (right), president of The Council on Foreign Relations, in 2019.

After the Iraq Debacle, Why Does the National Security Establishment Remain Unshaken? After the Iraq Debacle, Why Does the National Security Establishment Remain Unshaken?

Mission unaccomplished—and lessons unlearned.

Mar 30, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Russian soldiers on Red Square

We Still Don’t Know Why Russia Invaded Ukraine We Still Don’t Know Why Russia Invaded Ukraine

From the beginning, the war has thoroughly confounded military mavens and experts on Russia and Ukraine.

Mar 30, 2023 / Rajan Menon

The remnants of a police station which was struck by a Russian missile in Bilopillya, Ukraine.

On the Ukraine-Russia Border, War Is Impossible to Escape On the Ukraine-Russia Border, War Is Impossible to Escape

Civilians in border villages have been nervously going about their daily lives while trying to survive the never-ending threat of Russian attacks.

Mar 30, 2023 / Leif Reigstad

US soldier Mosul

Get Ready for Yet Another Pentagon Spending Spree Get Ready for Yet Another Pentagon Spending Spree

This year, the budget will be in striking distance of the $1 trillion mark that hawkish officials and pundits could only dream about a few short years ago.

Mar 29, 2023 / William D. Hartung

Marshall Islands Mushroom Cloud

The End of the World Has Always Been Just Around the Corner The End of the World Has Always Been Just Around the Corner

We've been predicting the world's final days from the very beginning—it now just seems closer than ever before.

Mar 28, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt

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