Tag: military

It's as if America was feeling so bad about itself that it had to replay the politics of self-mutilation, as if loaded with masochists.

As they try to normalize the militarization of our streets and skies here, these displays, framed as celebration and "freedom," also serve another grim reminder.

As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.

That means funding for military supply chains, weapons systems, and defense infrastructure would increasingly flow through financial markets rather than direct public expenditure.

Pursuing use of nuclear propulsion in space has been a NASA aim for many years—indeed, going back to the 1960s. 

That means inflicting real costs: U.S. casualties, political backlash at home, strained relations with allies, global economic disruption and a further erosion of Washington’s standing in the world.

Policy and military communities began using the term “gray zone” in the early 2010s to describe environments in which states pursue an advantage against a rival without crossing a line that would justify the use of overt force in response.

Khanna and Massie invoke constitutional authority amid reports of military buildup and rising concerns of expanded war.

Over 100 countries increased their military budgets, with the top ten spenders alone accounting for 73 percent of the total.

An executive order reviving WMD language coincides with deadly US strikes at sea, prompting warnings of illegal force, mission creep, and echoes of Iraq-era justifications.