Today, Asia is like the Kardashian clan: wealthy, contentious, and all up in the public’s face.
Asia Smiles for the Cameras
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Don’t Ask the Pentagon Where Its Money Goes
The Pentagon is long overdue for an audit of its $555 billion budget, but Congress has failed to hold it accountable.
The Pentagon Comes Up Short on Climate
Good news: The Pentagon has a new report on the urgent challenge of global warming. Bad news: it’s all about adapting to the coming changes rather than preventing them from happening.
East Asia: A Farewell to Arms
With climate change upon us, it’s time to bury the hatchet in one of the world’s most volatile regions.
The Pentagon Budget Is Shrinking. Invest in Transition!
The House has voted to drastically cut programs that help military-dependent communities transition to a peace economy.
Coup Fever
Despite the lip service given to democracy the world over, coups remain a popular last resort. Here’s why.
China: Harmony vs. Power
China’s increased military spending might not preclude its “peaceful rise,” but Beijing isn’t inspiring any confidence among its neighbors.
Suing for Peace in Costa Rica
Costa Rican lawyer Roberto Zamora sued his government for supporting the Bush administration’s illegal war in Iraq—and won.
Paying for the Climate Change Pivot
Unless every nation ramps down military spending and invests in clean energy, we’ll all lose the next big war over the fate of the Earth without even firing a shot.
World Cuts Back Military Spending, But Not Asia
Driven by a rising China and arms exports from the United States, military spending in Asia is on the increase.