The Perils of Shaping a Recalcitrant World The Perils of Shaping a Recalcitrant World
Relying on military power to shape events in distant countries requires very deep pockets and infinite patience—neither of which we currently possess.
Jun 22, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich and Alex Jordan
2 Decades of Military Force Got Us Nowhere 2 Decades of Military Force Got Us Nowhere
Twenty years of war, around $6 trillion, and nearly 1 million corpses later, there are now more terrorist groups than in 2001.
Jan 5, 2022 / Nick Turse
If Liz Cheney’s Assigning Blame for an “Epic Failure” in Afghanistan, She Can Start With Her Father If Liz Cheney’s Assigning Blame for an “Epic Failure” in Afghanistan, She Can Start With Her Father
Dick Cheney created the mess Joe Biden is cleaning up.
Aug 17, 2021 / John Nichols
Government Accountability Has Been Long Gone in the US Government Accountability Has Been Long Gone in the US
From the beginning of the War on Terrorism to the 2008 recession, to the coronavirus pandemic, US government accountability has been missing in action.
Aug 4, 2020 / Karen J. Greenberg
Our Forever Wars in 6 Questions Our Forever Wars in 6 Questions
After 18-plus years of seemingly endless conflict, our government owes us answers.
Feb 14, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt
Military Officials Sent Us to Fight, Kill, and Die in an Unwinnable War Military Officials Sent Us to Fight, Kill, and Die in an Unwinnable War
The Washington Post’s Afghanistan Papers framed in stark terms the incompetence and immorality of the officials under whom I served.
Dec 12, 2019 / Maggie Seymour
The Transpartisan Revolt Against America’s Endless Wars The Transpartisan Revolt Against America’s Endless Wars
It’s one of the few areas where a left-right coalition can jell.
Jul 16, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Are We Above International Law? Why Are We Above International Law?
The Trump administration’s rejection of the International Criminal Court is the latest example of America’s toxic exceptionalism.
Mar 26, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
It Is Long Past Time for a National Reckoning With the Catastrophic Costs of Endless War It Is Long Past Time for a National Reckoning With the Catastrophic Costs of Endless War
We need space for real dissent from the views of a foreign policy establishment that has so clearly failed us.
Mar 26, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
New Cold War Dangers New Cold War Dangers
The Russian-Ukrainian military conflict in the Kerch Strait illustrates again how this Cold War is more dangerous that was its predecessor.
Dec 5, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen