Military-industrial complex

US NATO Ukraine

Can Europe Stop Washington’s Military Provocations on Russia’s Borders? Can Europe Stop Washington’s Military Provocations on Russia’s Borders?

The extremism at NATO’s Warsaw summit revealed doves in opposition to the new Cold War hawks, but not in the United States.

Jul 13, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Chagos Islanders Protest

Atoning for Washington’s ‘Mass Kidnapping’ in the Indian Ocean Atoning for Washington’s ‘Mass Kidnapping’ in the Indian Ocean

The US and UK governments forcibly expelled an entire population of islanders to make way for a military base. It’s time to let them come home.

Jul 11, 2016 / David Vine

Cornel West platform hearings

What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War

It shows the limits of party politics—and the necessity of social movements to challenge those limits.

Jul 8, 2016 / Phyllis Bennis

The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of

The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of

Ramstein, Germany, is the hub for America’s global drone war, from North Africa to South Asia.

Jul 7, 2016 / Norman Solomon

General David Petraeus retirement

The General Who Lost 2 Wars, Leaked Classified Information to His Lover—and Retired With a $220,000 Pension The General Who Lost 2 Wars, Leaked Classified Information to His Lover—and Retired With a $220,000 Pension

Why hasn’t David Petraeus faced the same career-ending consequences as other leakers?

Jul 5, 2016 / Nick Turse

Ash Carter Drone

Air Power Is Unlikely to Solve America’s Problems 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.

Jun 21, 2016 / William J. Astore

Trump Fascist

Why Trump Now? It’s the Empire, Stupid Why Trump Now? It’s the Empire, Stupid

Amid the wreckage of the Iraq War and the Great Recession, he speaks to a constituency that sees the frontier and outward expansion as peril rather than possibility.

Jun 9, 2016 / Greg Grandin

US NATO Ukraine

War With Russia Without Public Debate? War With Russia Without Public Debate?

NATO is continuing its military buildup and “exercises” on Russia’s borders, Moscow is taking “counter-measures,” while the US mainstream media remains silent.

Jun 9, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

The Pentagon in Washington

How to Disappear Money, Pentagon-Style How to Disappear Money, Pentagon-Style

Conflating self-interest with the country’s need for security, military officials have kept their spending out of the public eye.

May 24, 2016 / William D. Hartung

Donald Trump Meets Henry Kissinger

When Donald Met Henry When Donald Met Henry

In the 2016 election, it turns out, all roads lead to Kissinger.

May 19, 2016 / Greg Grandin

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