The Role of Information in Building a New World
Research is a key to fighting militarism and repression.
The Limits of India-China Rapprochement
Modi’s recent appearance in China looks less like rapprochement and more like hedging against uncertainty.
Germany’s Die Linke: “We Rose Like the Phoenix from the Ashes.”
Janis Ehling of Die Linke is interviewed by Walden Bello
The SCO’s Future: Defined by Itself, Not the US
Can the Shanghai Cooperation Organization survive its own internal challenges?
As if PTSD, CTE, and Moral Injury Weren’t Enough
Turns out soldiers are subject to yet another, separate form of brain trauma from blast effects.
After Orlando: Twitter Recoils from Islamophobia, Takes Aim at Gun Laws
An analysis of the Twitter conversation over 12 hours on the day of the shooting reveals deep animosity against politicians for not legislating tougher gun controls.
Jihad an Equal Opportunity Employer
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to “profile” Islamic extremists in the United States.
The Latest in Ethical Compromises and National Security Lapses From Hillary Clinton
A megadonor to Hillary Clinton’s campaigns was granted a seat on a sensitive national-security advisory board by her State Department.
US-China Maritime Disputes: Too Close for Comfort
Tensions are ratcheting up between China and the United States over maritime boundaries in Asia.
When Shuttling Between the Public and Private Sectors Actually Helped Cut Defense Spending
Usually it just stovepipes influence from Wall Street to the government.
Counting the Crimes of the War on Terror
Maybe we’ll never see America’s torturers behind bars. They should still have to tell the truth about what they did.
Orlando and the Future of Terrorism
It’s tempting to use a harsh epithet like “terrorism” to describe the actions in Orlando. Perhaps “mass hate crime” would be more accurate.
Supporting Hillary Clinton Could Mean Choosing Between Your Son and Your Daughter
Like LBJ, as president, any domestic successes Hillary Clinton might achieve could be undercut by ill-advised interventions abroad.
Plenty of Blame to Spread Around for the Orlando Nightclub Shooting
It starts with a homophobic psychopath and extends to corporations and states.