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BudgetsFebruary 16, 2023
The Pentagon’s Irresponsible Spending Is Now Dangerous
The Department of Defense commits staggering numbers of taxpayer dollars to new weapons programs without doing its due diligence, all too often resulting in dysfunctional systems.
Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung
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Foreign PolicyFebruary 9, 2023
War With China Is Preventable, Not Inevitable
What is needed is a policy of constructive coexistence.
Jake Werner and William D. Hartung
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BudgetsJanuary 20, 2023
Who Benefits Most From a Bloated Pentagon Budget? The Weapons Industry.
The Pentagon’s long-awaited National Defense Strategy, released late last year, is an object lesson in how not to make choices among competing priorities.
William D. Hartung
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Arms SpendingNovember 23, 2022
US Arms Dealing Is Out of Control
What will it take to rein in Washington’s arms-sales addiction?
William D. Hartung
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Middle EastNovember 15, 2022
It’s Time to Cut Off Arms Sales to the Saudi Regime
The Biden administration promised there would be “consequences” for Saudi Arabia’s recent actions.
William D. Hartung and Annelle Sheline
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Arms SpendingSeptember 20, 2022
Reining In the War Economy
It’s time to end the Pentagon’s stranglehold on our national budget.
William D. Hartung
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Arms SpendingSeptember 15, 2022
An Inflated Pentagon Budget Is Not in the Country’s Best Interest
Scamming the taxpayer has become a way of life for the national security state.
Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung
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Nuclear Arms and ProliferationJuly 11, 2022
More Money for the Pentagon Won’t Make Us Safe
Spending $1.4 trillion to address a narrowly defined concept of national security should be considered budgetary malpractice on an immeasurably grand scale.
William D. Hartung
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Arms SpendingMay 25, 2022
The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That.
Does arming Ukraine really make Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and their cohorts “defenders of democracy”?
William D. Hartung
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Arms SpendingApril 19, 2022
The Pentagon Is Cashing In on the Ukraine Crisis
The new gold rush of defense spending is a disaster in the making.
William D. Hartung and Julia Gledhill