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
Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird
I wouldn’t even try to sum up this bizarre year of ours.
Dec 31, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
For Afghanistan, 2021 Brought an End to One Horror—and the Beginning of Another For Afghanistan, 2021 Brought an End to One Horror—and the Beginning of Another
Since the West abandoned Afghanistan, the violence of the occupation has ended but hunger and the cruelties of the Taliban have taken its place.
Dec 29, 2021 / Editorial / Ali M. Latifi
The Great Myth of the ”Great“ American Military The Great Myth of the ”Great“ American Military
A yawning gap looms between that military’s agreed upon reputation here and its actual performance.
Dec 24, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich
A Million Afghan Children Could Starve This Winter. Are US Sanctions to Blame? A Million Afghan Children Could Starve This Winter. Are US Sanctions to Blame?
Partly as a result of US policy, Afghanistan’s economy is expected to contract by 30 percent.
Dec 23, 2021 / Brian Osgood
Here’s How We End America’s Forever Wars Here’s How We End America’s Forever Wars
It’s time to acknowledge in the most concrete ways imaginable that the post-9/11 war on terror warrants a final sunset.
Dec 13, 2021 / Karen J. Greenberg
Duty, Honor, Country: Ian Fishback and the Idea of America Duty, Honor, Country: Ian Fishback and the Idea of America
This uniformed whistleblower sacrificed his life for this nation no less than the several thousand who fell in battle.
Dec 2, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich
It Doesn’t Pay to Be Right About America’s Wars It Doesn’t Pay to Be Right About America’s Wars
This country hates to be reminded that not everyone was duped by the domino theory.
Nov 9, 2021 / Nick Turse
For the Women of Afghanistan, the War Isn’t Over For the Women of Afghanistan, the War Isn’t Over
War is never over when it’s over—but especially for the women of Afghanistan, both at home and abroad.
Nov 5, 2021 / Ann Jones
Why Biden Should Continue Withdrawing After Afghanistan Why Biden Should Continue Withdrawing After Afghanistan
The political cost of leaving Afghanistan has largely been paid—and the geopolitical consequences have been positive.
Oct 26, 2021 / Trita Parsi, Beatrix Geaghan-Breiner, and Artin DerSimonian