Our Democracy Is More Fragile Than We Would Like to Think Our Democracy Is More Fragile Than We Would Like to Think
The insurrections in the United States and Brazil simply demonstrated what has always been true.
Feb 1, 2023 / Karen J. Greenberg
The Original Sin Is We Classify Too Much The Original Sin Is We Classify Too Much
How overclassification fails us and harms national security.
Jan 25, 2023 / Elizabeth Goitein
The Department of Defense Has Delivered Another Massive Intelligence Failure The Department of Defense Has Delivered Another Massive Intelligence Failure
Chinese emissions represent at least as great a threat to US security as the multitude of weapons enumerated in the Pentagon’s 2022 report—so why was it not addressed?
Jan 25, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
Biden’s Foreign Policy at 2 Biden’s Foreign Policy at 2
Is America back?
Jan 24, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Has the Peace Movement Kept Up With the Times? Has the Peace Movement Kept Up With the Times?
“No justice, no peace” is more than a slogan. It’s a precondition for achieving a more peaceful life in this country.
Jan 23, 2023 / Nan Levinson
Nothing Is Worse Than Silence in the Face of Aggression Nothing Is Worse Than Silence in the Face of Aggression
The Russo-Ukrainian War and the rest of us.
Jan 20, 2023 / Bill Fletcher Jr.
Who Benefits Most From a Bloated Pentagon Budget? The Weapons Industry. Who Benefits Most From a Bloated Pentagon Budget? The Weapons Industry.
The Pentagon’s long-awaited National Defense Strategy, released late last year, is an object lesson in how not to make choices among competing priorities.
Jan 20, 2023 / William D. Hartung
When It Comes to the US Military, Nothing Succeeds Like Failure When It Comes to the US Military, Nothing Succeeds Like Failure
Constant warfare and preparations for more of it overseas have led only to costly defeats, and the budget just keeps getting bigger.
Jan 19, 2023 / William Astore
Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals
The real problem is the national security state’s love of classification.
Jan 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The United States’ Global Power Is Fading Fast The United States’ Global Power Is Fading Fast
Becoming a primarily regional power is actually an opportunity to fundamentally reconsider relations with our home region, North America.
Jan 12, 2023 / Alfred McCoy