Military Industrial Complex The $850 billion chicken comes home to roost The military industrial complex is not designed to actually fight wars. If so, you wouldn’t see Ukraine struggling right now to win one.Andrew CockburnJuly 18, 2023
Military Industrial Complex Getting the defense budget right: A (real) grand total, over $1.4 trillion Laying it out in graph form shows past and present gimmicks used to manipulate the public's perception of what is considered 'defense.' Andrew CockburnMay 07, 2023
Europe We were promised 'economic shock and awe' against Russia But one year after its brutal invasion of Ukraine, Moscow looks poised to weather the worst of Western sanctions.Andrew CockburnFebruary 22, 2023
Military Industrial Complex The B-21: another Air Force diva that can't deliver? The glitzy debut of the next-gen Northrop Grumman bomber belies a payload of military industrial disappointments.Andrew CockburnDecember 08, 2022
Military Industrial Complex The War Party parties in Aspen — at the rest of the world's expense Policy discussions at this convocation of national security elite felt like something from another planet.Andrew CockburnJuly 28, 2022