Why Russia Fumbled in Ukraine, China Lost Its Way, and America Should Exercise Restraint
April 13, 2022 | The three powers often misread the odds against them. With Russia and China reeling, the next danger is overreach by the United States.
Articles by Michael Klare
The U.S. and China Should Anchor an ‘Alliance for Survival’
March 3, 2021 | If Biden genuinely believes climate change is an “existential threat," he must stop the slide toward a new cold war with China.
We’ve Had Killer Drones for Years. Now the Pentagon Wants Robot Generals, Too.
September 2, 2020 | Strategists are seriously arguing that battlefield assessment — including for nuclear warfare — should increasingly be delegated to machines.
The Beginning of the End for Oil?
April 29, 2020 | Deadly, disruptive, and economically devastating as COVID-19 has proved to be, in retrospect it may turn out to have had at least this one silver lining.
Bolton Wants to Fight Iran, But the Pentagon Has Its Eye on China
June 12, 2019 | The Pentagon may be burned by the war on terror, but it's obsessively preparing for a high-intensity conflict with China or Russia.
“Alexa, Launch Our Nukes!”
December 19, 2018 | Within a few short years, crucial warfighting decisions — even whether to launch a nuclear weapon — could be made by autonomous machines.
The New Cold War Is a Lot More Dangerous Than the Old
November 1, 2018 | Three superpowers now face off along multiple fronts, even as they dismantle the tools that prevented escalation in the past.
The Pentagon Is Planning a Three-Front ‘Long War’ Against China and Russia
April 4, 2018 | If you thought the "global war on terror" was a significant overreach for a single power, just wait.
Trump’s ‘America Third’ Foreign Policy
February 15, 2017 | Despite Trump's tough talk, his crude and narrow vision of foreign policy has created huge opportunities for China and Russia.
The Old Oil Order Is Collapsing
May 5, 2016 | If even Saudi Arabia is ready to move away from its reliance on petroleum, we're indeed entering a new world — one in which the titans of oil production will no longer hold sway over our lives.