Future Shock: China, Russia Target Europe as Economic Partner
China and Russia appear to be joining forces in order to pursue economic endeavors in Europe and Asia. If this happens, and it is likely that it will, what will happen to the United States?
Funding evil in Afghanistan (and beyond)
It may seem cynical to say so, but after almost 18 years of occupation, it sometimes seems that an entire country, one of the poorest in the world, has been turned into a kind of live fire training ground for U.S. and allied forces.
Personal interview: Lt. Col. William J. Astore What are the Prospects for Peace?
We speak with William J. Astore, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, about his ideas for improving the prospects for peace.
Report from Gaza: Israel attacks schools & orders Palestinians to leave Gaza City amid...
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 30 Palestinians at a school housing displaced people near Khan Younis, mostly women and children.
French Paradox: Terror Attacks Continue as ISIS Loses Ground
If the Republicans actually want to hinder terrorists, they might consider confirming a new treasury undersecretary and tightening up legislation.
Election 2016 and the growing global nuclear threat
Playing a Game of Chicken with Nuclear Strategy
Who Counts?
Tom Engelhardt explores body counts, drones and “collateral damage” in the twenty-first-century world of drone warfare. But one question reigns supreme: Who counts?
Venezuela accuses US of secretly shipping arms after weapons found on plane with possible...
Venezuela accused the U.S. government of sending the arms as part of its attempt to topple the Maduro government.
U.S. joins “rules-based world” on Afghanistan
Peace, diplomacy and international law should not be a last resort, to be tried only when Democrats and Republicans alike are finally forced to admit that no new form of force or coercion will work.
The MADness of the resurgent US Cold War with Russia
The nuclear dangers of the war in Ukraine, the insanity of reviving a Cold War that threatens the whole world, and the urgency of dismantling the U.S.-Russian Doomsday machine before it kills us all.