U.S. Men’s World Cup Team Rides a Wave of Jingoism
June 26, 2010 | The U.S. Men's World Cup victories are not signs of some unique "American character" that we have and that no one else possesses.
Articles by David Vine
Getting Beyond the Usual Suspects on Foreign Policy
June 24, 2010 | We need to make the usual suspects in foreign policy expertise more reflective of the nation's diversity.
Environmental Protection of Bases?
April 22, 2010 | The new marine protection area in the Indian Ocean seems like a great step forward. Until you look at it a little more carefully.
Marine Protection as Empire Expansion
May 6, 2009 | The Bush administration used marine protection as a cover for consolidating U.S. bases in the Pacific. The new president must reverse this policy.
Battle Over Bases
March 9, 2009 | Rumsfeld had dreams of radically rearranging the U.S. empire of bases. Here's what happened instead.
Too Many Overseas Bases
February 25, 2009 | In addition to freeing money to meet critical human needs at home and abroad, closing overseas bases would help rebuild the U.S. military.
The Other Guantanamo
April 3, 2008 | While Gitmo gets most of the ink, the U.S. base on Diego Garcia quietly prepares for a role in staging a possible attack on Iran.