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US Wars and Military ActionJuly 12, 2016
Can You Spot the American Military in Your Favorite Sci-Fi Film?
Hint: We’re always the bad guys.
William J. Astore
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US Wars and Military ActionJune 21, 2016
Air Power Is Unlikely to Solve America’s Problems
Despite the sorry results delivered by air power over the last 65 years, the US military continues to invest heavily in it.
William J. Astore
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US Wars and Military ActionApril 15, 2016
All the Euphemisms We Use for ‘War’
How words have shaped the United States government’s ongoing cycle of violence.
William J. Astore
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US Wars and Military ActionMarch 22, 2016
The US Military Is America’s 51st State
The military has become a force unto itself, increasingly unaccountable to either the president or Congress.
William J. Astore
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US Wars and Military ActionFebruary 11, 2016
Does the US Military Suffer From ‘Affluenza’?
No matter what the military does (or doesn’t) accomplish, it continues to garner praise, resources, and funding.
William J. Astore
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US Wars and Military ActionOctober 27, 2015
Welcome to Afghanistan—Now, Let’s Take a Selfie
The American military doesn’t have a strategy; it has an itinerary.
William J. Astore
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US Wars and Military ActionAugust 18, 2015
How America’s Broken Service Academies Create a Broken Military
Many of the military’s problems begin with the training of its leaders.
William J. Astore
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US Wars and Military ActionJune 29, 2015
The US Is Addicted to War
When you define something as war, violence becomes the only means.
William J. Astore
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Foreign PolicyMay 14, 2015
The Cold War’s Over—So Why Is the US Military Still Built to Fight It?
A quarter-century after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the military remains structured to defeat a threat that no longer exists.
William J. Astore
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Regions and CountriesFebruary 2, 2015
7 Reasons Why America’s Wars Aren’t Ending Anytime Soon
How never-ending war became—and will stay—the new normal.
William J. Astore