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April 5, 2018

Donald Trump Is America’s Number-One Weapon Salesman

by William D. Hartung

And he couldn’t be prouder of the job he’s doing... READ MORE »

March 29, 2018

Time To Rethink U.S. Military Aid To Egypt

by William D. Hartung

This week’s presidential election in Egypt offers an opportunity to rethink the amount and purpose of U.S. military aid to that nation, which has totaled over $40 billion since the signing of the Camp David peace accords in 1979. Is U.S. aid helping Egypt to effectively combat a growing terrorist threat while maintaining good relations with Israel?... READ MORE »

March 27, 2018

Who’s Afraid Of John Bolton?

by William D. Hartung

The appointment of uber-hawk John Bolton as Donald Trump’s national security advisor has understandably sparked concerns among groups on the center-left who rightly fear that it raises the prospects for war against Iran, North Korea, or some enemy yet to be imagined. But the more interesting question is how Bolton’s ascendancy will be viewed on the right... READ MORE »

March 27, 2018

Trump and Bolton Take a Page From Richard Nixon and the Mad Man Theory

By Melvin A. Goodman

The madman theory of policy is a debatable subject, but the thought of having actual madmen in positions of power is frightening.... READ MORE »

March 22, 2018

Dianne Feinstein’s about-face on torture

by Melvin A. Goodman

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) stated that CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel oversaw torture and abuse that “had been ruled legal by Justice Department lawyers,” according to the editorial. But Ms. Feinstein orchestrated an authoritative report on torture and abuse that noted the CIA

March 21, 2018

Win Without War Statement Regarding the 15th Anniversary of the US-led Invasion of Iraq

by Melvin A. Goodman

WASHINGTON - Win Without War Director Stephen Miles released the following statement regarding the 15th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq:... READ MORE »

April 2, 2018

Selling Arms as if There Were No Tomorrow

by Security Assistance Monitor, William D. Hartung

Few American exports are more successful globally than things that go boom in the night: Hollywood movies -- especially, of course, superhero films, which regularly garner vast international audiences -- and advanced weaponry of just about every imaginable kind... READ MORE »

March 27, 2018

Arms Sales Decisions Shouldn’t Be About Jobs

by William D. Hartung

Basic foreign policy principles should drive potential weapons exports, not pork-barrel politics... READ MORE »

March 27, 2018

The Mad Man Theory: Nixon, Trump and Bolton

By Melvin A. Goodman

Early in Richard Nixon’s presidency, he told his chief of staff Bob Haldeman that his secret strategy for ending the Vietnam War was to threaten the use of nuclear weapons... READ MORE »

March 23, 2018

Afghanistan is our longest war ever and Congress has abandoned all responsibility

By Melvin A. Goodman

We are well into the 17th year of the United States military commitment in Afghanistan, the longest war in American history. We've got 15,000 troops in the country, and we're spending $45 billion a year to sustain this effort and support the Afghan government... READ MORE »

March 22, 2018

The Great Myth of the So-Called “Adults in the Room”

by Melvin A. Goodman

The leading myth of the mainstream media over the past year has been the idea that there were “adults in the room” in the Oval Office of the White House... READ MORE »

March 21, 2018

How to counter foreign propaganda on TV

by Ben Freeman

If you have ever watched Russia Today (or RT as it’s better known), it probably didn’t take long to realize the TV network has a decidedly pro-Russia stance... READ MORE »

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