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Military Industrial Complex

Once immune to backlash, is trust in our military and police slipping?

West Point professor suggests that unchecked violence and the growing civ-mil disconnect may finally be taking its toll.

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Washington Politics

Biden's Democracy Summit: A little humility is in order

The first step is to acknowledge our own shortcomings before going out to tell others how it's done.

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Military Industrial Complex

Watch: the 'three evils': Racism, materialism, militarism

The way war drives our scourges at home and exacerbates the fissures, escapes many. MLK knew better.

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North America

The future of US democracy promotion

Because of the events of the last weeks, months and years, should “democracy promotion” be permanently removed from the U.S. foreign policy lexicon?