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National Security
National Security news and analysis from The Nation
December 13, 2019
The Afghanistan Papers are a devastating indictment of our military and political leaders. The question is: Will anyone notice?
December 12, 2019
The Washington Post ’s Afghanistan Papers framed in stark terms the incompetence and immorality of the officials under whom I served.
November 26, 2019
A cofounder of Brown University’s Costs of War Project writes on being a military spouse and a witness to the costs of war.
November 14, 2019
Historically and even today, Russia has much in common with Ukraine—the United States, almost nothing.
November 12, 2019
Thirty years after the Berlin Wall’s collapse, alternatives do exist to the deep divisions in Europe.
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November 8, 2019
Walls have made a comeback—but like in Berlin, their effectiveness hinges on mass surveillance.
November 6, 2019
Alarming things we have learned under Trump, but not always about him.
November 5, 2019
It’ll take a president with more determination and consistency to put an end to our global crusade.
November 4, 2019
His claims about wanting to “end endless US wars” are lies—but they’re effective, because the massive anti-war movement that we need is missing in action.
October 29, 2019
What can the fall of the Berlin Wall teach us at a time when democracy is in retreat, predatory capitalism is on the rise, and a new arms race is ramping up?
