Middle East

The strategy of constructing a narrative of lies to justify going to war is certainly nothing new. There is a long history in the U.S. that appeared to reach its apogee with the lie that Iraq had a stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. That false narrative was reused with …

The more companies and countries become dependent on the profits of war, the harder it will be to shift funding towards other urgent priorities. Revenues at the world’s top 100 global arms and military services producing companies totaled $632 billion in 2023, a 4.2% increase over the prior year, according …

The 5-year-old U.S. Space Force is moving quickly to confront what is becoming its priority challenge: the threat of anti-satellite weapons (ASATs) from foreign adversaries, including Russia and China. The Space Force is building up its space defense architecture to help modernize the Space Surveillance Network (SSN), which monitors objects and …

To prevent the emergence of an economically prosperous Eurasian land space after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Washington and its NATO allies fostered separatism across the former parts of the Soviet dominated Eurasia. They did so by wooing countries, such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and others to …

The U.S. president-elect will create more frictions between the sides, particularly on military and tax issues. The U.S. administration’s pressure on European countries to increase their defense spending is expected to intensify under Trump. Under Joe Biden’s leadership, the U.S. government has taken a more assertive stance on “international security” …

Blessed are those of the people, for the people, and by the people. Whatever postures our country has projected to the world—shining city on a hill, leader of the free world, model of democracy, the indispensable nation, a rules-based order—all have crumbled like a house of cards. Our country’s failures, …

“‘Thanksgiving’ is a white-washed holiday designed to conceal its true origins of violence, genocide, land theft, and forced assimilation,” said the Indigenous Environmental Network. In contrast with Thanksgiving celebrations across the United States on Thursday, Native Americans held a National Day of Mourning, promoted accurate history, and championed Indigenous voices …

The state’s attorney is prosecuting University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students over last April’s encampments. Pre-trial hearings for students who participated in a Gaza solidarity encampment in central Illinois last spring are being held on November 20 and December 4, 2024. The outcome of the four students’ trials will determine whether …

Six key factors shaping Trump’s strategy in a second term As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his cabinet and key advisers, the backgrounds of his appointees and his first term offer clues to his potential strategy for the Middle East. What direction might his choices signal? First, his picks for the …

A new book calling for retrenchment says the country needs a radical overhaul of domestic politics, including elections and Congress. The U.S. must retrench for the sake of its own security, but there are many domestic political obstacles that make retrenchment practically impossible under current conditions. The status quo strategy …