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Articles in Politics tagged with Militarism

It’s not that there has been too much student protest. It’s that there has not been much, much more of it.

Erik Baker

Germany has responded to war in Ukraine with huge increases in defense spending, marking a new wave of militarization.

Stephen Milder

Drone attacks were sold to the American people as a way to limit U.S. involvement in Pakistan. In reality, U.S. empire has only continued to exert influence.

Madiha Tahir

From drone strikes to counterinsurgency efforts, the work of the late historian Nasser Hussain highlights the importance of understanding the mechanics of the War on Terror, not just its effects.

Atiya Husain

While Japanese and U.S. officials celebrate a demilitatization in the pacific islands, Okinawans protest persistent military colonialism.

Daniel Akihiro Iwama

Watch our release of documentary short The Rifleman on the NRA. Then read an interview with filmmaker Sierra Pettengill and historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.

Sierra Pettengill, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

U.S. political elites sold the United Nations to the public as a route to global peace. In reality they wanted it as a cover for militarization.

Sam Lebovic

In a world imperiled by global pandemic, it is long past time to put an end to sanctions—including new ones against Iran—and to reconstruct U.S. foreign policy around international solidarity.

Aziz Rana, Aslı U. Bâli

Could Trump's repudiation of the Iran Deal be the beginning of the end of U.S. hegemony abroad?

Aziz Rana, Aslı U. Bâli

Myths of American exceptionalism.

Howard Zinn

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