US Military

Nuclear Football

Nukes Are the New Normal Nukes Are the New Normal

Say, here’s an idea: Let’s make it easier for Trump to pull the nuclear trigger.

Feb 26, 2018 / Rajan Menon

Mattis and Nicholson

The Pentagon Wants to Spend $716 Billion Next Year The Pentagon Wants to Spend $716 Billion Next Year

And it is justifying that by playing on fear.

Feb 20, 2018 / Danny Sjursen

Qatar's Al Thani and Turkey's Erdogan

David and Goliath: How Qatar Defeated the Saudi and UAE Annexation Plot David and Goliath: How Qatar Defeated the Saudi and UAE Annexation Plot

Emir Sheikh Tamim’s refusal to even discuss the Saudi/UAE demands has made him a national hero in Qatar.

Feb 16, 2018 / Juan Cole

US military in Qamishli, Syria

Trump’s Syria Policy: Perpetual War Without Debate Trump’s Syria Policy: Perpetual War Without Debate

How is this Constitutional?

Feb 15, 2018 / James Carden

Red Square in Moscow

If America ‘Won the Cold War,’ Why Is There Now a ‘Second Cold War with Russia’? If America ‘Won the Cold War,’ Why Is There Now a ‘Second Cold War with Russia’?

The ongoing role of false narratives and historical fallacies.

Feb 14, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Moon, Pence, Kim Yo-jong Pyeongchang Olympics

Mike Pence and Japanese Leader Shinzo Abe Rain on South Korea’s Olympics Parade Mike Pence and Japanese Leader Shinzo Abe Rain on South Korea’s Olympics Parade

But the pressure could backfire, a former Japanese prime minister tells The Nation.

Feb 14, 2018 / Editorial / Tim Shorrock

Anti-Nuclear War Demonstration

The Nuclear Posture Review Signals a New Arms Race The Nuclear Posture Review Signals a New Arms Race

We need to revive momentum for reducing nuclear weapons, not for “modernizing” them.

Feb 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Waldhauser at AFRICOM

The Pentagon Sent $500 Million Abroad for International Drug Wars. What Happened Next Is a Mystery. The Pentagon Sent $500 Million Abroad for International Drug Wars. What Happened Next Is a Mystery.

A report by the Defense Department’s inspector general raises questions about a combatant command with a history of scandals.

Feb 8, 2018 / Nick Turse

Recent Troops in Afghanistan

10 Commonsense Tricks to Curb the Pentagon’s Endless Wars 10 Commonsense Tricks to Curb the Pentagon’s Endless Wars

Isn’t it finally time to apply a little reason to our disastrous pattern of war-making?

Feb 5, 2018 / William J. Astore

Korea Olympics

The Winter Olympics Offers a Glimpse of Peace for Korea The Winter Olympics Offers a Glimpse of Peace for Korea

But will it last—and can it rein in Trump’s dangerous saber rattling?

Feb 1, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

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