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.
Why did the Afghanistan army fold so fast? Because they had nothing to fight...
Lessons go unlearned...
Helsinki 2.0
The European security order has broken down. The conflict around Ukraine is a symptom of this larger problem.
“Nothing short of a slaughter”: 1 million Syrians in Aleppo under siege with no...
The United Nations is warning nearly 1 million Syrians are living under siege, double the number last year.
Trump’s military nostalgia (or victory at sea all over again)
A strategy for victory – in last-century wars.
America Being Crushed by a Mountain of Escalating Debt
The U.S. and its citizens are inundated with massive debt as a nation, government, and society. It seems like an impossibility to get this issue under control, especially when a majority of funding goes directly to endless wars.
The adults in the room? Trump’s generals and the eclipse of the (new) far...
The long standing argument about ensuring civilian control of the military has become more relevant than ever during the Trump presidency.
No more threats: Don’t provoke war with North Korea
Sign the petition to tell President Trump to end the threats towards North Korea.
NIAC statement on Trump’s tweet threat to ‘end’ Iran
“President Trump’s saber-rattling about Iran has reached a dangerous new low with his threat to “end” Iran – a country of 83 million men, women, and children."
Bearing witness to the costs of war
On being a military spouse and writing about our post-9/11 wars.