After Trump, Throw Out the Old Foreign Policy Establishment, Too
October 28, 2020 | Americans can't ignore the world beyond their borders, but the last thing they need is to embark upon a fresh search for distant monsters to destroy.
Articles by Andrew Bacevich
A Two-Week Plan to Begin Repairing Trump’s Damage on the World Stage
August 19, 2020 | What first steps could Joe Biden take if he’s elected? Here’s a start.
Trump Isn’t Really Trying to End America’s Wars
November 6, 2019 | But the bipartisan condemnation of his sporadic complaints betrays a fear that a more competent leader could finally wind them down.
Trump’s Falling for the Same Old ‘War on Terror’ Fantasies
November 30, 2016 | If Trump really sought to make America great again, he'd extricate the U.S. from war. But early signs aren't promising.
In the ISIS War, Congress Surrendered the Last of Its Authority to Regulate U.S. Wars
April 6, 2016 | When the president wants to fulfill a constitutional duty — like nominating a Supreme Court justice — Congress is up in arms. When he launches a blatantly unconstitutional war, it shrugs.
What Trumpism Means for Democracy
March 2, 2016 | American democracy has been failing for decades, so a disturbing number of us are turning to authoritarianism. Is Trump our Juan Perón?
Five Lies Washington Tells Itself about the Middle East
November 28, 2014 | Five bedrock delusions keep America mired in the Middle East, to everyone's detriment.
The Hill to the Rescue on Syria?
September 10, 2013 | Will the Syria debate get Congress to take a hard look at U.S. policy in the Middle East? Don't hold your breath.
50 Years Later: March on Washington to End Racism, Materialism, and Militarism
August 23, 2013 | The peace movement has a vital stake in building a movement powerful enough to challenge those who would restrict voting rights or violate civil liberties with racial profiling.
The Passing of the Postwar Era
November 29, 2011 | Sometimes, just when you least expect it, symbolism steps right up and coldcocks you. So how about this headline for - in the spirit of our last president - ushering America's withdrawal from Iraq right over the nearest symbolic cliff: "U.S. empties biggest Iraq base, takes Saddam's toilet." They're talking about Victory Base, formerly - again in the spirit of thoroughly malevolent symbolism - Camp Victory, the enormous American military base that sits at the edge of Baghdad International Airport and that we were never going to leave.