Biden’s notion that the U.S. deserves a special seat at the head of the international table is a dangerous anachronism.
10 Ways that the Climate Crisis and Militarism are Intertwined
War and militarism are destroying the planet. But if we de-fund the Pentagon, we can save it.
It’s Good to Argue About Dead Presidents
New debates, especially on the national security state, bring new vibrancy to our civic life. In death, even flawed politicians can do us that final service.
How Bush’s ‘New World Order’ Became Trump’s ‘No World Order’
Successive U.S. military interventions upended the very international system the U.S. once pledged to uphold. Now the world faces the twin challenges of ISIS and Trump.
Review: Realizing Peace
A new book on conflict resolution provides a history of the subject and a counterfactual history of recent events.
This Month Marks 25 Years the U.S. Has Been at War in Iraq
A region at war, a rash of terrorist attacks, and the worst refugee crisis since World War II: These are the legacies of America’s quarter-century-and-counting war in Iraq.
The U.S. Has an Empire of Bases in the Middle East — and It’s Not Making Anyone Safer
Thirty-six years into the U.S. base build-up in the Greater Middle East, military force has failed as a strategy for controlling the region, no less defeating terrorist organizations.
Five Lies Washington Tells Itself about the Middle East
Five bedrock delusions keep America mired in the Middle East, to everyone’s detriment.
Operation Desert Storm: Our Last “Clean” War
January 21 marked the 20th anniversary of the start of the Gulf War.