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Marco Rubio speaks at the Pnyx hill, where ancient Athenians held democratic assemblies, with the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis in the background
Washington Politics

What Rubio really means when he talks about 'civilizational' renewal

The Washington establishment is using new words to describe the old forms of interventionism

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Washington Politics

By the sword: America was born intervening

The warnings against entanglements were never a doctrine of restraint. They were a doctrine of focus. Isolationism was selective.

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Military Industrial Complex

Erik Prince brings his mercenaries to Haiti. What could go wrong?

The former Blackwater founder and global gun for hire wants to get back into the Washington game, big time.

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Washington Politics

Polls: Black Americans less inclined to support Ukraine if it leads to US war

Surveys signal a wider resistance to interventionism, which is not surprising given the history of sacrifice, and cost to communities.

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Asia-Pacific

Afghanistan a year later: Will 'over the horizon' normalize Endless War?

In the past, Washington needed everyone's support behind military conflicts. Today it wants people to forget. Drones help them do that.

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Europe

The Humanitarian Paradox: When do we fight, why do we fight?

Human rights legal scholar Aslı Bâli discusses the pitfalls of US intervention and a different path forward: restraint.