NATO Turns 70 NATO Turns 70
Next week, Washington will throw the military alliance a birthday party. How much is there to celebrate?
Mar 28, 2019 / James Carden
The Real Costs of Russiagate The Real Costs of Russiagate
Its perpetrators, not Putin or Trump, “attacked American democracy.”
Mar 27, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Why Are We Above International Law? Why Are We Above International Law?
The Trump administration’s rejection of the International Criminal Court is the latest example of America’s toxic exceptionalism.
Mar 26, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
It Is Long Past Time for a National Reckoning With the Catastrophic Costs of Endless War It Is Long Past Time for a National Reckoning With the Catastrophic Costs of Endless War
We need space for real dissent from the views of a foreign policy establishment that has so clearly failed us.
Mar 26, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court? Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court?
Mike Pompeo’s diplomatic sanctions against war-crimes investigators are consistent with Trump’s “America first” worldview.
Mar 21, 2019 / Nicholas Mulder
The Cold War Ides of March The Cold War Ides of March
US Cold Warriors escalate toward actual war with Russia.
Mar 20, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Death From Above: US Air Strikes in Somalia Could Constitute ‘War Crimes’ Death From Above: US Air Strikes in Somalia Could Constitute ‘War Crimes’
An Amnesty International report confirms that US strikes are killing civilians.
Mar 20, 2019 / Amanda Sperber
North Korea Through the Eyes of an American Dissident North Korea Through the Eyes of an American Dissident
As entertainment that deftly mixes history, satire, pathos, and comedy, Next Stop: North Korea is an unqualified success.
Mar 20, 2019 / Tim Shorrock
America’s Generals Have Learned Nothing From Our Failed Wars America’s Generals Have Learned Nothing From Our Failed Wars
The senior officials responsible for our military failures are guiding us to more of the same.
Mar 19, 2019 / William Astore
Kirsten Gillibrand Has Led the Fight to Maintain Civilian Control of the Military Kirsten Gillibrand Has Led the Fight to Maintain Civilian Control of the Military
As a presidential contender, the New York senator can and should highlight her vital struggles for Pentagon accountability.
Mar 18, 2019 / John Nichols