Arnold R. Isaacs / TomDispatchMay 2, 2018
While rethinking what military power means, perhaps Americans should reconsider what intelligence means, too. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
The Associated PressApr 11, 2018
After Russia warns the United States against military strikes in Syria, the president announces his intentions by tweeting, "Get ready Russia, because [missiles] will be coming, nice and new and 'smart!'" Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / AntiWar.comApr 11, 2018
The U.S., which remains mired in wars in the Greater Middle East, would do well to remember that today’s convenient friend is too often tomorrow’s sworn enemy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Andrew J. Bacevich / TomDispatchMar 21, 2018
When it comes to recent American conflicts, The New York Times offers coverage without perspective. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese / Popular ResistanceMar 19, 2018
As predictions of the end of American empire trickle in, the nation, in response, is doing more of what has been causing the decline. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
William J. Astore / TomDispatchMar 18, 2018
The U.S. is engaged in real wars in which bombs are dropped and people are killed, wounded and displaced. Yet here at home, none of it seems real. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentMar 15, 2018
While it isn’t clear whether the president has a policy in Syria, the Department of Defense is failing to achieve its goals and the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. is issuing empty threats. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / AntiWar.comMar 14, 2018
The new National Defense Strategy all but declares a new Cold War on Russia and China, but neither country has the power or malign intentions ascribed to it. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentMar 1, 2018
Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., propose a bipartisan resolution to take the Pentagon out of the conflict started by Saudi Arabia in 2015. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Brasil Wire EditorsFeb 4, 2018
The story of how an overlooked Bush-era foreign policy edict led to Brazil's coup of 2016 and its consolidation in the conviction of former President Lula. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentJan 11, 2018
Despite President Trump's one-off firing of missiles in response to the Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons last spring, the U.S. appears to have ceded the area to Russia. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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