War and Peace

Trump and Kim in Vietnam

The Trump-Kim Talks Ended Abruptly—but Negotiations Will Continue The Trump-Kim Talks Ended Abruptly—but Negotiations Will Continue

There was no historic agreement, but even the hawk Mike Pompeo admitted the two sides made “real progress.”

Feb 28, 2019 / Tim Shorrock and Kathleen Ok-soo Richards

Boy watches airstrike Yemen

1 in 5 Children Live in a War Zone 1 in 5 Children Live in a War Zone

And that number has only risen in the past few years.

Feb 26, 2019 / Michelle Chen

US Navy Pacific Ocean

Shrinking the Military-Industrial Complex by Putting It to Work at Home Shrinking the Military-Industrial Complex by Putting It to Work at Home

It’s not a pipe dream.

Feb 26, 2019 / Feature / Peter-Christian Aigner and Michael Brenes

Maduro

Gen. Simón Bolívar, Latin America’s Liberator, Has Advice for the US Military Gen. Simón Bolívar, Latin America’s Liberator, Has Advice for the US Military

Trump may be an awful president, but the military has no more right to overthrow him in a coup than he does to overthrow Maduro.

Feb 25, 2019 / Ariel Dorfman

Israeli Solders

The Cost of Being a War Resister in Israel The Cost of Being a War Resister in Israel

A 19-year-old Israeli was jailed six times after refusing military service.

Feb 25, 2019 / Rory Fanning

Korea Talks

Why Are Democrats Trying to Torpedo the Korea Peace Talks? Why Are Democrats Trying to Torpedo the Korea Peace Talks?

There is a growing split between liberal US politicians and South Korean progressives on the peace process.

Feb 22, 2019 / Tim Shorrock

Trump Saudi Arms Deal

US Foreign Policy Is for Sale US Foreign Policy Is for Sale

Washington think tanks receive millions of dollars from authoritarian governments to shape foreign policy in their favor.

Feb 21, 2019 / Benjamin Freeman

How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism

How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism

For nearly two centuries, US politicians have channeled extremism outward. But the frontier is gone, the empire is faltering, and the chickens are coming home to roost.

Feb 21, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin

Mueller walks through halls of capitol building

How the Russiagate Investigation Is Sovietizing American Politics How the Russiagate Investigation Is Sovietizing American Politics

“Collusion,” “contacts,” selective prosecutions, coup plotting, and media taboos recall repressive Soviet practices.

Feb 20, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

U.S. Army training Nigerien soliders

The American Empire’s Long Reach The American Empire’s Long Reach

Since 2017, the US has conducted counterterror missions in 80 countries—over 40 percent of the nations in the world.

Feb 19, 2019 / Stephanie Savell

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