Militarism
The Strongman’s Surveillance State
Trump has unfrozen a Biden-era hold on powerful Israeli-made spyware, now in the hands of ICE.
The Violence Prerogative
All oppressive, criminal, and genocidal governments cloak their atrocities in the language of virtue.
Portrait of a Foreign Policy Failure
Counterterrorism always trumped diplomacy in Afghanistan—with devastating and enduring consequences.
The Real Scandal of Campus Protest
It’s not that there has been too much student protest. It’s that there has not been much, much more of it.
The Alarming Stakes of German Rearmament
Germany has responded to war in Ukraine with huge increases in defense spending, marking a new wave of militarization.
America as a Tactical Gun Culture
The militarization of gun culture in the United States reflects an increasingly energetic defense of white rule.
Study the Warmakers
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.
The United States Is Not “a Nation of Immigrants”
Celebrations of multiculturalism obscure the country’s settler colonial history.
The Battle for Okinawa
While Japanese and U.S. officials celebrate a demilitatization in the pacific islands, Okinawans protest persistent military colonialism.
How the Modern NRA Was Born at the Border
Watch our release of the documentary short The Rifleman. Then read an interview with the filmmaker.
Why Is America the World’s Police?
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.
Courting War
Despite claims to the contrary, the Trump administration wants regime change in Iran and is risking a full-scale war in order to get it.
Getting Counterinsurgency Wrong
Washington Post reporting exposed that U.S. operations in Afghanistan were horribly mismanaged, but even a well-run mission would have been doomed to fail.
The Pervasive Power of the Settler Mindset
More than simple racism or discrimination, it is built upon violent elimination.
The President and the Blob
The barrage of attacks that followed Trump’s decision to reduce the U.S. military presence in Syria obscures the decades-long bankruptcy of the U.S. foreign policy establishment.
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