Is a New Bipartisan Bill Really a Blank Check for Endless War? Is a New Bipartisan Bill Really a Blank Check for Endless War?
Senators Rand Paul, Bernie Sanders, and Jeff Merkley warn that proposed legislation to curb the president's war-making powers is woefully inadequate.
Jun 11, 2018 / James Carden
You Never Give Me Your Money You Never Give Me Your Money
Big funders neglect peace groups while Trump threatens war.
Jun 8, 2018 / David Callahan
How to Win a War That Never Ends How to Win a War That Never Ends
History has shown us that brutal conflicts rarely have neat and timely conclusions.
Jun 7, 2018 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Trump’s Travel Ban Has Torn Apart Hundreds of Families Trump’s Travel Ban Has Torn Apart Hundreds of Families
Yemeni Americans and other US citizens separated from their relatives await a Supreme Court decision that will determine their families’ futures.
Jun 7, 2018 / Kavitha Chekuru
The Necessity of a Trump-Putin Summit The Necessity of a Trump-Putin Summit
Ten ways the new US-Russian Cold War is increasingly becoming more dangerous than the one we survived.
Jun 6, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Meet the New, Super-Expensive Stealth Bomber the US Doesn’t Need Meet the New, Super-Expensive Stealth Bomber the US Doesn’t Need
Jimmy Carter once canceled a massive weapons project because it was useless. Would Trump?
Jun 4, 2018 / William J. Astore
Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia
Is Putin really a “pariah” and Russia “isolated from the international community”?
May 30, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Democrats Are Missing the Opportunity to Offer an Alternative to Endless War Democrats Are Missing the Opportunity to Offer an Alternative to Endless War
The Democrats’ failure to advance a bold progressive alternative to President Trump’s belligerent policies and bloated defense budgets is a huge missed opportunity.
May 29, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Forget ‘America First’—Donald Trump’s Policy Is Drones First Forget ‘America First’—Donald Trump’s Policy Is Drones First
In Niger and elsewhere, Washington is using drones to expand the “War on Terror.”
May 25, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
With Trump’s Cancellation of the Summit With Kim, Korea Is Back in Crisis Mode With Trump’s Cancellation of the Summit With Kim, Korea Is Back in Crisis Mode
John Bolton’s intervention, with an assist from Mike Pence, was disastrous—but it’s not too late to get the talks back on track.
May 24, 2018 / Tim Shorrock