Foreign Policy

US Army plane

More Veterans in Congress Could Mean Fewer Wars More Veterans in Congress Could Mean Fewer Wars

Research shows those in government who haven’t experienced combat are more likely to initiate it.

Jul 14, 2020 / Nan Levinson

China and Hong Kong Face Off

China and Hong Kong Face Off China and Hong Kong Face Off

Protests rage as China cracks down.

Jul 8, 2020 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

A New Tonkin Gulf Incident in the Making?

A New Tonkin Gulf Incident in the Making? A New Tonkin Gulf Incident in the Making?

Halt Trump’s rush to war in the Pacific.

Jul 7, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

Our Nation Needs a Wake-Up Call to the Nuclear Threat

Our Nation Needs a Wake-Up Call to the Nuclear Threat Our Nation Needs a Wake-Up Call to the Nuclear Threat

A new book sounds the alarm.

Jul 7, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression

A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression

As this country begins, at last, to examine its ugly past and brutal present, can we also apply this fierce introspection to US policy toward Israel?

Jul 7, 2020 / Yousef Munayyer

A Russian Bounty Is Bad. What’s Shocking and Outrageous Is the War.

A Russian Bounty Is Bad. What’s Shocking and Outrageous Is the War. A Russian Bounty Is Bad. What’s Shocking and Outrageous Is the War.

Imagine a world where the American people cared about the decades-long war in Afghanistan.

Jul 3, 2020 / Andrew McCormick

USS Florida

Congress Could Rubber-Stamp a Defense Spending Spree Congress Could Rubber-Stamp a Defense Spending Spree

The Trump administration wants missiles, and pushback will require immediate action.

Jul 2, 2020 / Tristan Guyette and William D. Hartung

Donald Trump

Trolling Trump, the Lincoln Project Also Peddles Militarism Trolling Trump, the Lincoln Project Also Peddles Militarism

The Never Trump super PAC makes entertaining ads that get under the president’s skin—but progressives should take a closer look at their agenda.

Jul 1, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Armored vehicle in the desert

Washington Is Still Putting the Military Before Public Health Washington Is Still Putting the Military Before Public Health

Even in a pandemic, Congress is all too happy to let companies profit from war.

Jun 30, 2020 / Mandy Smithberger

John Bolton

John Bolton Is a Terrorist in Pinstripes John Bolton Is a Terrorist in Pinstripes

Hard as it is to believe, there are even crazier people in the federal government than President Donald Trump.

Jun 24, 2020 / James Carden

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