Trump Has Made the Military Safe for War Criminals Trump Has Made the Military Safe for War Criminals
The Pentagon is focused on norm violations, while ignoring the enormity of the president’s actions.
Dec 2, 2019 / Jeet Heer
With American Help, Lebanon Once Again Nears the Abyss With American Help, Lebanon Once Again Nears the Abyss
Lebanon needs change. The people demand it and even some of the leaders know it. But US involvement threatens that possibility.
Nov 27, 2019 / Charles Glass
Trump Doesn’t Care About War Crimes Trump Doesn’t Care About War Crimes
And judging by its history, the US military doesn’t much either.
Nov 26, 2019 / Belén Fernández
Trump to World: Fuck You Trump to World: Fuck You
That’s essentially what the president said when he cleared three war criminals, overriding the wishes of his own military leaders.
Nov 26, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
The Trauma From Our War on Terror Will Linger Long After It Ends The Trauma From Our War on Terror Will Linger Long After It Ends
A cofounder of Brown University’s Costs of War Project writes on being a military spouse and a witness to the costs of war.
Nov 26, 2019 / Andrea Mazzarino
My Children Are Too Young to Know War So Well My Children Are Too Young to Know War So Well
It’s time for the international community to hold Israel accountable for its abuses of Palestinian rights and freedom, in Gaza and beyond.
Nov 21, 2019 / Ahmed Abu Artema
Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors. Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors.
America has been dealing arms to the Middle East since Nixon, fueling a lucrative and disastrous kind of foreign policy.
Nov 19, 2019 / William D. Hartung
Trump Wants to Treat Undocumented Migrants Like Enemy Combatants Trump Wants to Treat Undocumented Migrants Like Enemy Combatants
But US soldiers who commit war crimes? They’re “deserving individuals” who deserve “second chances.”
Nov 19, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
Secret US Intelligence Files Provide History’s Verdict on Argentina’s Dirty War Secret US Intelligence Files Provide History’s Verdict on Argentina’s Dirty War
Recently declassified documents constitute a gruesome and sadistic catalog of state terrorism.
Nov 18, 2019 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh
Why Are We in Ukraine? Why Are We in Ukraine?
Historically and even today, Russia has much in common with Ukraine—the United States, almost nothing.
Nov 14, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen