The Danger of ‘Foreign Policy by Bumper Sticker’ The Danger of ‘Foreign Policy by Bumper Sticker’
The GOP’s paranoia and hubris promises yet another self-inflicted foreign policy disaster.
Aug 25, 2015 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Same People Who Pushed for the Invasion of Iraq Now Want to Scrap the Iran Deal The Same People Who Pushed for the Invasion of Iraq Now Want to Scrap the Iran Deal
Even if the agreement is signed into law, Iran hawks will keep lobbying for a president who will abandon it.
Aug 24, 2015 / David Bromwich
Lincoln Chafee Keeps Ripping ‘Delusional’ Neocons and Democrats Who Compromise With Them Lincoln Chafee Keeps Ripping ‘Delusional’ Neocons and Democrats Who Compromise With Them
This Democratic contender is skeptical about wars, enthusiastic about diplomacy. And he has a disruptive sense of history.
Aug 20, 2015 / John Nichols
The US-Backed Saudi Coalition Is Winning in Yemen The US-Backed Saudi Coalition Is Winning in Yemen
But will a devastated country destabilize the region?
Aug 19, 2015 / Juan Cole
Is the US-Backed Kiev Regime Preparing an All-Out Military Assault on the Rebel Donbass Province? Is the US-Backed Kiev Regime Preparing an All-Out Military Assault on the Rebel Donbass Province?
If so, the risk grows of provoking a US–Russian war in Ukraine.
Aug 19, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
How America’s Broken Service Academies Create a Broken Military How America’s Broken Service Academies Create a Broken Military
Many of the military’s problems begin with the training of its leaders.
Aug 18, 2015 / William J. Astore
August 15, 1979: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ is Released in Theaters August 15, 1979: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ is Released in Theaters
“The Vietnam War as one bloody huge circus, with clowns, acrobats, fire-eaters and a big brass band.”
Aug 15, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Stop Turning the End of Slavery Into Army Propaganda Stop Turning the End of Slavery Into Army Propaganda
Yes, the United States army, “wearing this blue uniform,” helped destroy slavery. Doesn’t it matter what else that army has done?
Aug 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Is the United States Sliding Into War in Ukraine—as It Did in Vietnam? Is the United States Sliding Into War in Ukraine—as It Did in Vietnam?
And a tribute to Robert Conquest.
Aug 12, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go? Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go?
During Vietnam, it felt like the war sat right on America’s doorstep. Today, we’ve largely disengaged from the terror our military commits.
Aug 11, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt