The new global tinderbox
The question is: Could trade war and cyberwar lead one day to regular armed conflict?
The threat of Bolton has receded — but not the threat of war
The national security adviser entered the Trump administration as a predictable warmonger with an unslakable thirst for power. He streamlined the national...
Lame-duck Trump’s “Middle east arms bonanza” continues with approval of $290 million weapons sale...
Additional arms deals this week include $4 billion in helicopters to Kuwait, $169 million in military equipment to Egypt, and $65 million in drones and fighter jets to UAE.
“Members of the Jury, You Have Just Found Jesus Christ guilty”: Remembering the Catonsville...
“On this Easter Weekend, I would like to focus on a few of the statements made by the Catonsville Nine, as recorded by Daniel Berrigan in ‘The Trial of the Catonsville Nine.’”
Suspected terror attacks in Europe, Turkey leave at least a dozen dead, 50+ injured
The attacks came less than a month after the US officially warned that the Islamic State would target European “festivals” and “outdoor markets” during the Holiday season.
How Many Thousands of US Troops Would GOP Hopefuls Send to Iraq and Syria?...
Many GOP presidential hopefuls "wouldn’t rule out U.S. boots on the ground" in Iraq, or Syria for that matter. So if a Republican takes office come 2016 we can almost be guaranteed a return of combat troops to the Middle East.
Trump’s Saudi trip should not be to clinch arms deal but to end Yemen...
Trump should use his trip to put a halt to weapons sales and press the Saudis to sit with neighboring countries to find new political solutions.
America’s major challenges in Middle East policy in 2017
Trump’s announced Iran policy is a mess, and it remains to be seen if he can shape it into something meaningful.
Into the Afghan abyss (again)
How a failed drug war will defeat Trump’s Afghan adventure
Drug wars, missing money, and a phantom $500 million
More effective use of spreadsheets won’t solve the underlying problems of America’s wars or cure an addiction to policies that continue to fail.