The United States is pushing a hasty deployment of a missile defense system in South Korea. The backlash could be huge.
Trump and the Rush to Deploy THAAD
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Asia & Pacific
These Nuclear Breakthroughs Are Endangering the World
How a growing technology gap between the U.S. and its nuclear-armed rivals could lead to the unraveling of arms control agreements — and even nuclear war.
Just ‘An Island in the Pacific’: How Washington Demeans Its Colonial Conquests
From Hawaii to Okinawa, Pacific islands seem relegated to serve as neverland vacation getaways — as well as outposts for our military empire.
Diplomacy with North Korea: A Real Benchmark for President Trump’s 100 Days
If Trump wants to make an early mark with North Korea, it should be with the only thing that’s ever worked: diplomacy.
What Happened to Restraint? Trump Revs Up the Endless War Machine
No one expected Trump to be a peace president, but he seems bent on taking us to the verge of World War III.
There’s No Strategy Behind Trump’s Wars — Only Brute Force
Trump’s wars are now all over the map. The peace movement can fight back by joining already thriving intersectional campaigns.
Trump’s New Foreign Policy Is the Worst of Both Worlds
It’s blustery nationalism plus the conventional pieties of the foreign policy establishment.
What Does Kim Jong Un Want?
It’s not too late to make a deal with North Korea. Ultimately, it’s what Pyongyang wants too.
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.