Thursday, November 21, 2024

Election 2016 and the growing global nuclear threat

Playing a Game of Chicken with Nuclear Strategy

As the world watches Syria, don’t forget about Yemen

The problem isn’t that the U.S. is standing by and doing nothing while this horror unfolds. It’s much worse than that.

Too easily forgotten: The tragedy of Yemen

The ugly face of this senseless war, as in most contemporary conflicts involving large aerial campaigns, is often hidden behind closed doors.

A different war: For my father on Father’s Day

The shabbier and more senseless the war...the more hollow its objectives and justifications...the more one-sided our advantage...the more distorted the news from the front...the more random the casualties on all sides.

Breaking the Camouflage Wall of Silence

When AFRICOM evaluates itself, the news is grim.

What a truly humanitarian response in Afghanistan would look like

While there are no guarantees of success in the short-term, here are five proven steps that can be taken to mitigate violence as the Taliban consolidate power.

Working for a real mad man

The military stood up to Donald Trump. Who will now stand up to the military?

The Pentagon’s Progress

Will American “successes” lead to more Iraqi military failures?

How the US could provoke a new Korean War

The bare bones of a deal with North Korea may exist, but senseless provocations could set off a conflict long before then.

To avoid Armageddon, don’t modernize missiles — eliminate them

If reducing the dangers of nuclear war is a goal, the top priority should be to remove the triad’s ground-based leg—not modernize it.