Michael T. Klare

Defense Correspondent

Michael T. Klare, The Nation’s defense correspondent, is professor emeritus of peace and world-security studies at Hampshire College and senior visiting fellow at the Arms Control Association in Washington, DC. His newest book, All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon’s Perspective on Climate Change, will be published this fall.

Foreign PolicyJune 12, 2020

A Full-Blown Cold War With China Could Be Disastrous

The consequences of igniting a second Cold War against China could mean trouble for everyday Americans.

Michael T. Klare
Racism and DiscriminationJune 10, 2020

Protests Force the US Military to Face Its Own Racism

The crisis provoked by George Floyd’s death endangers Pentagon efforts to rally Western nations against the supposedly more autocratic regimes in China and Russia.

Michael T. Klare
Foreign PolicyMay 26, 2020

We Must Resist the ‘China Threat’ Syndrome

Hyping it increases the likelihood of armed clashes and prevents the two superpowers from working together to overcome serious global perils.

Michael T. Klare
Civil UnrestMay 1, 2020

Covid-19’s Third Shock Wave: The Global Food Crisis

Many people are already going hungry in the United States; many more will face hunger or starvation in other parts of the world.

Michael T. Klare
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Oil and GasApril 29, 2020

Covid-19 Is Forcing Us to Rethink How We Consume Energy

The coronavirus pandemic may have one silver lining: the potential collapse of big oil.

Michael T. Klare
Climate ChangeApril 3, 2020

Rethinking Our Relationship to the Natural World After Covid-19

The only way to stop future disasters is to reconceptualize our political, economic, and social systems.

Michael T. Klare
March 31, 2020

Now Is Not the Time to Start an Arms Race

As the coronavirus spreads, Congress still has to review the Pentagon’s defense budget request.

Michael T. Klare
EconomyMarch 22, 2020

From Globalization to Regionalization?

The world after the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be a very different place.

Michael T. Klare
Foreign PolicyFebruary 11, 2020

A World War Could Break Out in the Arctic

American military training exercises in northern Norway are escalating tensions with Russia.

Michael T. Klare
Climate ChangeJanuary 13, 2020

How Rising Temperatures Increase the Likelihood of Nuclear War

As climate changes stresses our human institutions, we are likely to face deadly conflicts over critical resources.

Michael T. Klare

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Michael T. Klare

Defense Correspondent

Foreign PolicyJune 12, 2020

The consequences of igniting a second Cold War against China could mean trouble for everyday Americans.

Racism and DiscriminationJune 10, 2020

The crisis provoked by George Floyd’s death endangers Pentagon efforts to rally Western nations against the supposedly more autocratic regimes in China and Russia.

Foreign PolicyMay 26, 2020

Hyping it increases the likelihood of armed clashes and prevents the two superpowers from working together to overcome serious global perils.

Civil UnrestMay 1, 2020

Many people are already going hungry in the United States; many more will face hunger or starvation in other parts of the world.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Oil and GasApril 29, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic may have one silver lining: the potential collapse of big oil.

Climate ChangeApril 3, 2020

The only way to stop future disasters is to reconceptualize our political, economic, and social systems.

March 31, 2020

As the coronavirus spreads, Congress still has to review the Pentagon’s defense budget request.

EconomyMarch 22, 2020

The world after the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be a very different place.

Foreign PolicyFebruary 11, 2020

American military training exercises in northern Norway are escalating tensions with Russia.

Climate ChangeJanuary 13, 2020

As climate changes stresses our human institutions, we are likely to face deadly conflicts over critical resources.