The United States Is Self-Destructing Amid Empire Collapse The United States Is Self-Destructing Amid Empire Collapse
Dangerously wrong priorities will accelerate America’s decline.
Apr 8, 2026 / Julia Gledhill
The Pentagon Is Going “AI First” The Pentagon Is Going “AI First”
The US military is placing the technology at the center of its mission, and the human costs promise to be staggering.
Apr 7, 2026 / Feature / Janet Abou-Elias and William D. Hartung
Is Macron Greenlighting a New US-Led Nuclear Arms Race? Is Macron Greenlighting a New US-Led Nuclear Arms Race?
As the global arms control regime collapses, France plans to expand and Europeanize its nuclear arsenal.
Mar 17, 2026 / Harrison Stetler
Fortress America Is Now Our Main Climate Policy Fortress America Is Now Our Main Climate Policy
The US spends trillions not to prevent climate catastrophe but to crack down on climate refugees and prepare for climate conflicts.
Mar 13, 2026 / Sarah Lazare
The American Universities Programming Israel’s Killer Drones The American Universities Programming Israel’s Killer Drones
Industry partnerships in higher education are pushing STEM graduates into the business of weapons manufacturing and genocide profiteering.
Feb 27, 2026 / StudentNation / Julian Cooper
The End of Arms Control? The End of Arms Control?
For the first time, we will live in a world without constraints on the US-Russian nuclear arsenal.
Feb 5, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Before There Was Nicolás Maduro, There Was Cipriano Castro Before There Was Nicolás Maduro, There Was Cipriano Castro
Behind today’s headlines is a history of imperial outrage—including a Philadelphia contract man who wreaked havoc in early-20th-century Venezuela and helped oust a president.
Jan 6, 2026 / Greg Grandin
Trump and His Cronies Want a War in the Western Hemisphere Trump and His Cronies Want a War in the Western Hemisphere
Don’t be fooled by the anti-interventionist language. The Trump administration is only too eager to use military force.
Jan 2, 2026 / William D. Hartung
A Peace Prize for Trump the Militarist? A Peace Prize for Trump the Militarist?
While he has been more reluctant than some presidents to put US troops in harm’s way, Trump has dismissed checks on his use of military force, saying, “We’re just gonna kill peopl...
Nov 25, 2025 / Stephen Zunes
Congress Should Push Back Against the New US-Saudi Arms Agreement Congress Should Push Back Against the New US-Saudi Arms Agreement
We should not let a few business deals, however lucrative, tie America to a regime that is more likely to entangle America in a new Middle East conflict.
Nov 24, 2025 / William D. Hartung