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May 23, 2023
The Diplomatic Wins at the Heart of China’s Ascendancy
Its diplomatic feat of restoring relations in the Middle East reflects less its position as a rising power than the startling decline of American regional credibility.
Juan Cole
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May 16, 2023
The Unseen Soldiers of America’s Privatized Wars
There is probably no better evidence of how poorly the War on Terror demonstrated its stated goal of the rule of law than the little-noted use, and misuse, of security contractors.
Andrea Mazzarino
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May 3, 2023
The Consequences of Underestimating China
Every step Beijing takes to consolidate its control over Eurasia weakens Washington’s presence and erodes its once formidable global power.
Alfred McCoy
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May 2, 2023
There Is No Winning in Modern Warfare
The US military may have achieved just one success of any significance since 1945—despite becoming the best-funded institution in this country.
Tom Engelhardt
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April 27, 2023
Think the Pentagon Budget Is Too High Now? I’ve Got Bad News.
As today’s emerging technology gets converted into actual combat systems, future spending will only increase.
Michael T. Klare
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April 17, 2023
Haiti, April 2023: Soon There Will Be No One Left to Kidnap
The deadly consequences of the Biden administration’s policy of no policy.
Amy Wilentz
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April 17, 2023
The Surprisingly Durable Myth of Donald Trump, Anti-Imperialist
The Establishment focus on personal scandals helps cover up the former president’s reckless belligerence.
Jeet Heer
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March 23, 2023
Is the US Flirting With Nuclear War?
A proxy war pitting the United States against a paranoid adversary with a massive nuclear arsenal at his command: What could possibly go wrong?
Andrew J. Bacevich
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March 17, 2023
Are We Manufacturing a Taiwan Crisis Over Nothing?
Concluding that an invasion is not likely under current circumstances is absolutely reasonable—but you wouldn’t know it in Washington.
Michael T. Klare
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March 7, 2023
The Devastating Consequences of a War Over Taiwan
Cities devastated, untold thousands dead, and the global economy, with its epicenter in Asia, left in ruins—a war would be ruinous to the region and the world.
Alfred McCoy