Russia’s underperforming military (and ours)
Why do Russian failures in Ukraine attract so much smug commentary, while American military underperformance gets written off?
Why do Russian failures in Ukraine attract so much smug commentary, while American military underperformance gets written off?
America has conducted nearly 400 interventions since its founding, with more than a quarter in the last 30 years.
The US far outpaces all spenders when pressing threats like climate change and nuclear conflict that require diplomatic strategies receive little funding.
There seems to be a growing confidence that the US can join this conflict without running into unacceptable risks.
The United States has often helped create — and missed opportunities to prevent — circumstances that require emergency aid.
He knew that if not resisted, ‘adventures like Vietnam’ would continue to eat away at American society.
A media investigation earlier this year found a proliferation of stolen arms and the military so far hasn’t been very forthcoming.
A new survey found general agreement on a less militaristic foreign policy but little consensus on how to handle Russia and China.
While European leaders promise more defense spending, their people aren’t necessarily on board.
The forever wars of the 21st century have had a similar effect on our society as Vietnam did more than 50 years ago. Not good.
The way war drives our scourges at home and exacerbates the fissures, escapes many. MLK knew better.
Biden inherits a burgeoning new Cold War, global conflict spanning four continents, and a military mired in dozens of countries.
Let the record show: Trump poured fuel on our endless wars and kicked diplomacy to the curb.
The massive resources allocated to both local police and the U.S. military create supply side pressures to find, if not create, enemies.
The Trump administration appears to be sacrificing long-term security goals for short-term economic gains.
In 1967, Dr. King warned that “a nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”
The proposals for change offered by the president, and from both Republicans and Democrats in Congress, will not be enough.
The Times’ recent decision to publish an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton calling for the military to quash Black Lives Matter protests highlights a militaristic pipeline to the nation’s paper of record.
You’re not wrong if you’re thinking that Trump’s handling of the protests across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s murder seems very familiar.
Criticism of Donald Trump’s foreign policy often ignores the illiberal and undemocratic underbelly of Pax Americana.
Cutting the Pentagon budget needs a movement — a big one.