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US Wars and Military Action July 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 Action June 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 Action April 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 Action March 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 Action February 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 Action October 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 Action August 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 Action June 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 Policy May 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 Countries February 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