US Wars and Military Action

George Bush

What if This Had Happened on the Day After 9/11? What if This Had Happened on the Day After 9/11?

Things could have gone very, very differently.

Nov 27, 2017 / Danny Sjursen

Nuclear missiles

Trump’s Pentagon Wants to Make Nuclear Weapons More ‘Usable’ Trump’s Pentagon Wants to Make Nuclear Weapons More ‘Usable’

That sounds like a good idea.

Nov 20, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

Saudi-led airstrike in Sanaa

Congress Takes a Stand Against Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen Congress Takes a Stand Against Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen

A huge bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives says enough is enough.

Nov 16, 2017 / James Carden

Trump Putin Vietnam

‘Russiagate’ Zealots (Mainly Democrats) Have Become a Major Threat to US National Security ‘Russiagate’ Zealots (Mainly Democrats) Have Become a Major Threat to US National Security

At an international summit in Vietnam last week, President Trump took necessary steps to reduce the perils of the new Cold War with Russia. Liberal Democrats call it “treasonous.”

Nov 15, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

A military aide, carrying the

Who’s Really Driving Nuclear-Weapons Production? Who’s Really Driving Nuclear-Weapons Production?

Follow the money.

Nov 14, 2017 / William D. Hartung

An opium field in Afghanistan

America Is Losing Yet Another Drug War—in Afghanistan America Is Losing Yet Another Drug War—in Afghanistan

Opium is the fundamental factor driving the Taliban’s success, but try telling that to Donald Trump.

Nov 13, 2017 / Alfred McCoy

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Meet the Courageous Woman Standing Up to All Sides in Yemen’s Conflict Meet the Courageous Woman Standing Up to All Sides in Yemen’s Conflict

Radhya Almutawakel has faced detention, harassment, and even death threats for her efforts to document atrocities.

Nov 10, 2017 / Sarah Aziza

South Korea Trump Protest

Koreans Protest Trump as the US Congress Tries to Restrain Him Koreans Protest Trump as the US Congress Tries to Restrain Him

“No to Trump, No to War” is the slogan of the day.

Nov 7, 2017 / Tim Shorrock

Marines on patrol in Afghanistan

American Warfare’s Giant Open Secret American Warfare’s Giant Open Secret

All of the wars waged by the United States in the last 70 years have had one thing in common.

Nov 6, 2017 / Danny Sjursen

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What Russia’s Syria Intervention Tells Us About Its Interference in the US Election What Russia’s Syria Intervention Tells Us About Its Interference in the US Election

Playing on ethnic and racial divisions has become a hallmark of crony-capitalist Russia.

Nov 6, 2017 / Juan Cole

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