Despite President Obama’s promises of a drawdown in Afghanistan, the United States is settling in for the long haul.
Our Post-September 11 Fifteen Years’ War
The U.S. responded to a barbaric attack that killed 3,000 U.S. civilians with an ongoing barbaric air campaign of their own that’s since produced “towers” of dead civilians in the Greater Middle East and Africa.
Team Refugee and the Normalization of Mass Displacement
As refugees take the Olympic stage, the wars that sent them running for their lives continue apace.
Pakistan Still Suffering from the Delusion That It Can Control the Taliban
Pakistan cracks down on its militants to control, not extinguish, their movements.
The Coming Drone Blowback
The U.S. conducts drone strikes worldwide with relative impunity. But when the first strike hits the United States, the real blowback will begin.
Failing Afghanistan and the World
It’s not too late for the United States to help get Afghanistan back on its feet.
The Term “War Crime “ Is Obsolete
If war crimes are defined as military actions that, intentionally or not, harm great numbers of civilians, then either all wars today are crimes, or the term has become meaningless.
The Pentagon Shouldn’t Get to Absolve Itself for Bombing a Hospital
We need an independent investigation of the brutal U.S. attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan, which killed 42 people.
Trump’s Bad Ideas Aren’t Un-American After All
Many of the GOP front-runner’s worst proposals are playing out already.
Foreign Policy: Subject Non Grata in the Primaries
With little discussion of foreign policy in the primary races, we’re left wondering whether diplomacy will continue to take a backseat to military action.