What war between China and Japan could cost us.
The U.S. Would Face a Harsh Choice — and Economic Loss — in War Between China and Japan
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War & Peace
Did John Brennan’s End Run Lead to the Death of Ambassador Stevens in Benghazi?
A new ebook claims that the attack on the Benghazi consulate was payback for missions that John Brennan was conducting against Islamist militants without keeping Ambassador Stevens or then-CIA director Gen. Petraeus in the loop.
Lurching Towards War: A Post-Mortem on Strategic Patience
With all eyes on North Korea since its third nuclear test, remarkably little has been said about how we arrived at this crisis point. Inadequately contextualized as North Korea’s response to fortified UN sanctions, the latest nuclear test bespeaks the failure of U.S. diplomacy toward its historic enemy. As he enters his second term, Barack Obama must confront the role of strategic patience as a central driver of the simmering crisis in Korea.
Obama’s Biggest Compromise Yet?
Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech suggests the president is banking his legacy on “nation-building at home.” But with the United States waging an opaque and clandestine war in an ever-widening global battlefield, nation-building at home does not mean an end to nation-bombing abroad.
John Keegan: Soldiers and Pacifists Share the Same Qualities
Military historian John Keegan democratized war.
U.S. Arms Fuel Asian Tension
Against the backdrop of Chinese territorial assertiveness, the year started off with the bang of big-ticket U.S. arms sales to treaty allies and strategic partners across the region, including an expanded package of sophisticated military hardware featuring state-of-the-art anti-missile systems and warplanes. On top of this, Washington has also stepped-up its joint military exercises with Asian allies perched on the forefront of ongoing territorial spats.
Administration Appoints Itself Judge and Jury on Death by Drone
What the administration means by “imminent threat” is open to debate.
Washington Post Keeps Administration’s Secret About Drone Base in Saudi Arabia
The U.S. drone base based in Saudi Arabia was used to kill Anwar al-Awlaki and his son.
Living in a Constitution-Free Zone
While a militarized enforcement regime has long existed in the U.S-Mexico borderlands, its far more intense post-9/11 version is also proving geographically expansive. Now, the entire U.S. perimeter has become part of a Fortress USA mentality and a lockdown reality. Unlike on our southern border, there is still no wall to our north on what was once dubbed the “longest undefended border in the world.” But don’t let that fool you. The U.S.-Canadian border is increasingly becoming a national security hotspot.
Torture Covers a Multitude of Sins
Torture comes in many forms from excruciating pain to death — of the soul, if not the body — by a thousand cuts.