April 14, 2021
‘Strategic clarity’ could spell War with China over Taiwan
This approach would be needless provocation and reckless overcommitment, and it’s important that Biden reject it.
April 14, 2021
Kerry’s China climate talks should focus on coal consumption
Carbon emissions could be the strongest area of cooperation for the two countries but also the toughest to come to terms with.
April 14, 2021
Biden to move ahead with $23B weapons sale to UAE
A boon for weapons companies, the sale of F-35s, drones, and bombs is controversial but not enough to keep it from happening.
April 14, 2021
It’s time to recalibrate US-Jordan relations
The monarchy’s descent into worsening repression is in part because it’s an American client state awash with aid and arms.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
April 9, 2021
Biden’s brewing problem in Ethiopia
A brutal regional conflict that broke out last November shows no signs of winding down.
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.’
April 8, 2021
Why Biden must reverse Trump policy on landmines now
These destructive weapons continue to kill decades after formal cessations of hostilities.
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.
April 8, 2021
The failure of counterterrorism in Africa is revealed
Thinking has changed. Therefore, outside powers must avoid the same mistakes in Mozambique.