The US military is operating in more countries than we think
A new report finds that DOD uses ‘security cooperation’ programs for ‘secret wars,’ recommends that Congress rein them in.
Jim Lobe is a Senior Advisor and contributing editor at Responsible Statecraft. Previously, he served as chief of the Washington bureau of Inter Press Service from 1980 to 1985 and again from 1989 to 2016. Best known for his coverage of the neoconservative movement’s influence on U.S. foreign policy, he directed LobeLog.com, which focused primarily on U.S. Middle East policy, from 2007 to 2020. In 2015, LobeLog became the first weblog to win the American Academy of Diplomacy’s Arthur Ross Media Award for Distinguished Reporting and Analysis on Foreign Affairs. A proud native of Seattle, Lobe graduated with Highest Honors in History from Williams College and received a law degree from the UC Berkeley School of Law.
A new report finds that DOD uses ‘security cooperation’ programs for ‘secret wars,’ recommends that Congress rein them in.
However, the respondents in this major German Marshall Fund survey think Washington influence is on the wane, while China’s is growing.
Biden’s ratings are strong overall among these respondents, even if he is struggling with public opinion at home.
The new survey conducted by the Eurasia Group Foundation also found that a ‘democracy vs. autocracy’ frame could be counterproductive.