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J. William Fulbright
Military Industrial Complex

Today's 'Arrogance of Power' meets the ghost of J. William Fulbright

The Arkansas senator's words warning against the perils of Washington’s ‘war fever’ in 1966 are more prescient than ever. Are we listening?

Will Democrats pop Trump's $50 billion trial balloon for war?
Washington Politics

Will Democrats pop Trump's $50 billion trial balloon for war?

A supplemental funding request for the US military campaign in Iran will face an uphill battle in Congress

POGO The Bunker
Military Industrial Complex

'Going it alone' approach will leave one person holding the Iran bag

This week in The Bunker: Trump threatens war, the fight over Diego Garcia, and more

Us-army-soldiers
Military Industrial Complex

Could the US win a war with a near-peer adversary today?

It's about manpower, material, and most importantly, how we choose to use our military forces. We're doing it all wrong.

US Army Germany
Military Industrial Complex

Military is dumbing down to the detriment of national security

The services are slashing programs that teach officers the language and cultural skills critical to avoiding misunderstandings and crisis

Trump $1.5 trillion
Military Industrial Complex

The reality of Trump’s cartoonish $1.5 trillion DOD budget proposal

This dramatic escalation in military spending is a recipe for more waste, fraud, and abuse