Tuesday, April 23, 2024

War with China?

Has a war with China already begun?

Yemen’s descent into hell

In Yemen, the United States backs a grim military intervention for which – unless you are a weapons company – it is hard to find any justification, practical or moral.

Military Dissent Is Not an Oxymoron

Leaving military insularity, unit loyalty, and the pressure of combat aside, however, here are seven other factors I’ve witnessed, which combine to inhibit dissent within military circles.

Why ending the Afghan war won’t end the killing

The imperial debris of war.

Identified Paris Attackers Were Not Refugees

Contrary to previous reports, all identified terrorists involved in the Paris attacks last week were European nationals. Does this affect the outlook on Syrian refugees resettling in foreign countries?

The economic consequences of the war

Ukraine’s economic losses and the outside assistance that country will need ever to achieve anything resembling what once passed for normal are staggering.

Gunning down the Easter Bunny

The weaponization of everyday life.

The Most Dangerous Place on Earth

Once manufactured, there is nothing to stop India from deploying nuclear weapons against Pakistan.

The riptide of American militarism

Lessons from the natural world on Washington’s unnatural wars.

What difference does a war make?

The geopolitics of the new Cold War.