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National SecurityFebruary 1, 2021
It’s Time to Demilitarize Our Democracy
The national security state has come to dominate our ostensibly “civilian” government.
Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung
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November 30, 2020
Will a Biden Administration Mean a Smaller Military Budget?
Preventing future pandemics, and addressing long-standing inequalities, will require cutting our bloated Pentagon budget.William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger
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Arms SpendingOctober 14, 2020
The US Is Still the World’s Biggest Arms Dealer
Regardless of who is elected president this November, American arms businesses will continue to export arsenals to the Middle East and around the world.
William D. Hartung
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Police and Law EnforcementJuly 8, 2020
Defund the Pentagon, Too
Any effort to reduce police spending and focus on social programs should include massive cuts to the Pentagon’s bloated budget.
William D. Hartung
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BudgetsJuly 2, 2020
Congress Could Rubber-Stamp a Defense Spending Spree
The Trump administration wants missiles, and pushback will require immediate action.
Tristan Guyette and William D. Hartung
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April 17, 2020
How the Military-Industrial Complex Is Using the Coronavirus
Arms industry lobbyists are addressing this pandemic and preparing for the next by pushing weapons sales.
William D. Hartung and Ben Freeman
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EconomyFebruary 11, 2020
Trump Is Leveraging Pentagon Spending to Get Reelected
The president is smudging facts—this time about defense spending—in hopes of a 2020 win.
William D. Hartung
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US Wars and Military ActionDecember 17, 2019
How Our Defense Budget Became So Bloated
Defense spending is higher now than it was during the Korean or Vietnam conflicts and may soon be twice the Cold War average.William D. Hartung
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Foreign PolicyNovember 19, 2019
Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors.
America has been dealing arms to the Middle East since Nixon, fueling a lucrative and disastrous kind of foreign policy.
William D. Hartung
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US Wars and Military ActionSeptember 26, 2019
Pentagon Officials Are Promising to Spend Money More Efficiently. They’re Lying.
We can’t expect the Pentagon to serve taxpayers first unless long-standing ties to private defense contractors are undone.
William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger