How to lobby Washington to death
A business model from hell and the war in Yemen.
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.
War with China?
Has a war with China already begun?
Ukraine and the lessons of the Iraq War
Only those who have failed to learn the lessons of the Iraq War would fail to make the same demand of Russia as a prerequisite for a just peace today.
UN inquiry says Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza
A new UN Commission report details more than 20,000 children killed, tens of thousands injured, attacks on hospitals and schools, and evidence that Palestinian children were treated not as collateral damage, but as targets.
UN aid convoy attacked by Israeli Navy in Gaza, jeopardizing humanitarian efforts
This incident not only disrupts the flow of crucial aid, but also casts a long shadow over the ethical obligations and legal frameworks governing conflict zones.
Castle Black, the Syrian withdrawal, and the Battle of the Bases
Given Washington’s penchant for Middle Eastern military missions, the likelihood of yet more U.S. bases across the region and talk of several Game of Thrones prequels still to come.
Genocide made invisible
A bilateral policy of genocide has united the Israeli and U.S. governments in a pact of literally breath-taking cruelty.
Our enemy, ourselves
Ten commonsense suggestions for making peace, not war.
The new Cold War with China
No one can say at what point you or any of us will begin to feel the direct effects of this new Cold War, only that, as tensions and hostile acts heighten, the consequences will prove harsh indeed.