The US Will Never Win the War in Afghanistan The US Will Never Win the War in Afghanistan
The military has no strategy for victory, merely a plan to avoid defeat.
May 16, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Armed Conflicts Almost Never Achieve Their Stated Goals Why Armed Conflicts Almost Never Achieve Their Stated Goals
When it comes to war, less often accomplishes more.
May 11, 2017 / Danny Sjursen
Donald Trump Is the President Our Military Leaders Always Dreamed About Donald Trump Is the President Our Military Leaders Always Dreamed About
Don’t fool yourself—Donald is anything but an isolationist.
Apr 24, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
How Our Foreign-Policy Elites Manufactured the Korea Crisis How Our Foreign-Policy Elites Manufactured the Korea Crisis
The attack on the Syrian airfield was a message to North Korea and China—and a demonstration of Trump’s capitulation to the imperial clique.
Apr 20, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
Bill McKibben: This Is Our Last Chance to Save the Planet Bill McKibben: This Is Our Last Chance to Save the Planet
Plus, Frances Fitzgerald on evangelicals and Trump, and Andrew Bacevich on our endless war in Afghanistan.
Apr 20, 2017 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Donald Trump Is Focused on the Wrong National-Security Threat Donald Trump Is Focused on the Wrong National-Security Threat
There are actual dangers to Americans in 2017—but the president’s plans address none of them.
Mar 30, 2017 / Rajan Menon
If You Want to Know Where Donald Trump Came From, Look to Iraq If You Want to Know Where Donald Trump Came From, Look to Iraq
Trump denies he was ever in favor of the 2003 invasion—but he’s a president made by war.
Mar 16, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
Trump Doesn’t Realize These Are Wars We Cannot Win Trump Doesn’t Realize These Are Wars We Cannot Win
From Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WWII to today’s Afghanistan, America has developed a dangerous obsession with “winning.”
Mar 7, 2017 / Rebecca Gordon
How Wealthy Donors Drive Aggressive Foreign Policy How Wealthy Donors Drive Aggressive Foreign Policy
As the influence of high-dollar donors grows, so too will our bellicosity.
Mar 1, 2017 / Sean McElwee, Brian Schaffner, and Jesse Rhodes
The Longest War in American History Has No End in Sight The Longest War in American History Has No End in Sight
And military leaders are still under the delusion that we can win.
Feb 28, 2017 / William J. Astore