Americans spend $32 million per hour on wars started during the Bush administration.
15 Years After the Iraq Invasion, What Are the Costs?
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If We Want to Support Refugees, We Need To End the Wars That Create Them
The sanctuary movement needs an anti-war voice.
Oversimplifying Conflicts Doesn’t Help Protect Civilians
Conflicts don’t have to include “genocide” to demand intervention. And “intervention” doesn’t have to mean military action.
Oh Magog! Apocalyptic Christianity Returns to U.S. Foreign Policy
Trump is no churchgoer. But for evangelicals, his hard right line on Israel and machinations against Iran make him an instrument of the endtimes.
Global Military Deployments Have Done Nothing to Reduce the Threat of Terrorism
U.S. Special Forces now blanket most of the world, yet terrorist groups continue to proliferate. Maybe militarism isn’t the solution.
Islamic State: From Physical Caliphate to Virtual Jihad
The Islamic State is increasingly going on-line to ensure its survival.
The Fall of the House of ISIS
ISIS is on the decline, but the catastrophic political divisions in Iraq and Syria that gave rise to it are no closer to being mended.
Killing Civilians in Iraq and Syria
The Trump administration has shifted from extermination to annihilation in its war against the Islamic State.
The Tortured Politics Behind the Persian Gulf Crisis
Saudi Arabia’s puzzling effort to blacklist its tiny neighbor Qatar begs the question of who’s really isolated in the Gulf.
Can Trump Actually Cut (Good) Deals on Diplomacy?
From North Korea to Russia to the Middle East, there’s no shortage of deal-making needed. But beware the fine print of anything with Trump’s insignia.