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QiOSK
April 13, 2021

Biden finally moves to end forever war in Afghanistan

The war hawks will no doubt slam the president, but restrainers are coming out in support.

by Matthew Petti
Endless War
April 13, 2021

Why a counterterror program in North Africa needs to be eliminated, not reformed

The “Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program” has done more harm than good and wasted taxpayer dollars.

by Alex Thurston
U.S. Foreign Policy
April 13, 2021

How media language encourages the left to support wars, coups and intervention

Media invoke the language of human rights and humanitarianism to convince those to the left of center to accept, if not support, U.S. actions abroad.

by Alan MacLeod
South China Sea
April 13, 2021

US should stop using naval operations to impose ‘international order’

Using the military to accuse Asian countries of violating the law of the sea is probably not the best way to win friends and allies.

by Rachel Esplin Odell
Iran Nuclear Deal
April 12, 2021

Why Israel would attack Iran’s nuclear facility

This wouldn’t be the first time Tel Aviv tried to sabotage U.S-Tehran talks, and now the big prize: keeping the two from JCPOA renewal.

by John Ghazvinian
NATO
April 12, 2021

NATO is best when it is doing nothing

The Atlantic security alliance acts as a fine security blanket, but once it starts growing and meddling, things go bad quickly.

by Anatol Lieven
Police Militarization
April 12, 2021

Why is military surplus still pouring into American communities?

Despite Biden’s promises, $34 million worth of equipment has been transferred from the DoD to local law enforcement this year.

by Molly Davis
Cold War
April 11, 2021

Back to the future at the Pentagon

The U.S. military’s new emphasis on near-peer conflicts will undoubtedly help funnel trillions of dollars into yet more weaponry, including a revamped nuclear arsenal

by William J. Astore
Pentagon Budget
April 9, 2021

Biden axes forever war ‘slush fund’ in victory for restrainers

While some say the money will just be shifted elsewhere, Congress and DOD will now be held accountable.

by Matthew Petti
QiOSK
April 9, 2021

Biden’s DOD budget plan draws transpartisan opposition

The Pentagon budget looks likely to increase, signaling that the Blob isn’t dead yet.

by Ben Armbruster
Ethiopia
April 9, 2021

Biden’s brewing problem in Ethiopia

A brutal regional conflict that broke out last November shows no signs of winding down.

by Alex de Waal
QiOSK
April 8, 2021

Republican Rep. Meijer calls AUMF repeal ‘Constitutional hygiene’

The Michigan freshman and combat veteran says it’s time for Congress to step up and take care of this ‘low hanging fruit.’

by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Endless War
April 8, 2021

Why Biden must reverse Trump policy on landmines now

These destructive weapons continue to kill decades after formal cessations of hostilities.

by Sera Koulabdara
China
April 8, 2021

Hawks up the ante: China is now a nuclear threat, too

What’s clear from their overheated rhetoric is they desperately want there to be an arms race. To what end, we can only imagine.

by Daniel Larison
Africa
April 8, 2021

The failure of counterterrorism in Africa is revealed

Thinking has changed. Therefore, outside powers must avoid the same mistakes in Mozambique.

by William Minter and Elizabeth Schmidt
Sanctions
April 7, 2021

Sanctions are no substitute for sound US grand strategy

After the Cold War, Washington has relied on economic warfare to achieve its goals, but it hardly ever works.

by Grant Golub and Jeff Hawn
QiOSK
April 7, 2021

Amid tensions with Russia, Ukraine says it wants into NATO

It won’t happen because that would mean the Atlantic alliance would have to mobilize for war.

by Anatol Lieven
Yemen
April 7, 2021

Are we pressing Saudi Arabia enough on the Yemen blockade?

The US envoy says the situation is ‘complex.’ Meanwhile people are in crisis because food and medicine cannot get through.

by William Hartung
QiOSK
April 6, 2021

Why is Biden’s DoD standing behind Trump’s retrograde landmine policy?

In 2020, Trump reversed a total ban by Obama. According to a statement today, nothing has changed. Why?

by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
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Again, Washington jumps to conclusions over Ukraine-Russia skirmish
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