Tag: War and National Security

How the militarization of politics continues to destabilize Iraq decades after the U.S.-led invasion.

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

Noam Chomsky on lies, crimes, and savage capitalism.

To discern why we fight, we should ask why we do not.

Two new books examine the ordinary roots of our extraordinary regime of high-tech monitoring.

As the war continues with no end in sight, the country’s ability to prevail at the front will depend on how badly the war damages life on the ground.

The legal doctrine of "superior responsibility" makes the Russian president liable for war crimes committed in Ukraine.

On war and belonging, thirty years after the siege of Sarajevo began.

Remembering the Nakba is not optional.

Poland and Russia both think of Ukraine as a seat of authentic Slavic culture. Józef Czapski’s war memoir highlights how this has often clashed with Ukraine’s independence.

Condemning Putin's war must go hand in hand with imagining a more just security order.

How the Kremlin weaponizes “traditional values,” portraying LGBT rights as existential threats to the nation.

The mystical connection between white Southern nostalgia, the global family values movement, and Russia.

The war in Ukraine is shaped by global neoliberalism, sexism, and racism—not just Cold War dynamics.

The lawless—and ongoing—administration of the prison by four American presidents underwrites the broader democratic crisis we face today.

In the high-tech culture of Tel Aviv, military-grade spying on civilians has become just another office job.