With mass-casualty events from Raqqa to Mosul, some think the U.S. military is scrapping rules designed to protect innocents.
Under Trump, the U.S. May Now Be Killing More Civilians Than Russia
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War & Peace
If Aleppo Was a Crime Against Humanity, Isn’t Mosul?
When U.S. rivals committed atrocities in Aleppo, Western talking heads were appalled. But when the U.S. supports them in Mosul? Silence.
Why Spend $54 Billion More on the Pentagon? To Start a War, Obviously.
The president apparently wants to put the U.S. on a permanent war footing to sustain his unpopular presidency.
War Is Not An Option for Korea
Attacking North Korea now would undermine the very reason U.S. troops have been stationed on the peninsula for seven decades: to protect the South Korean people.
North Korea: The Cyberwar of All against All
They hack us. We hack them. It’s a recipe for catastrophe.
What Every Country Can Do to Make Schools Safe
Schools should be safe places for children — even during wartime.
Trump’s Military Budget Is Way, Way Out of Whack
Throwing money at the Pentagon while gutting other programs that protect Americans shouldn’t make anyone feel safer.
Trump’s Passion for Military Men Will Take Us Back to King George
In real life, human memories work better than they do in Orwell’s 1984. Or do they?
Trump and Russia: Shortest Reset Ever
In Trump, the Kremlin got what it wanted — an America paralyzed by an incompetent administration at odds with more than half the country’s population.
Bush-Era Foreign Policy Delusions Are Alive and Well in 2017
Trump’s foreign policy advisers are plainly unhinged. But the old establishment isn’t much better.