PRESS ROOM

U.S. security assistance has become one of the major foreign policy tools of the U.S. government since 9/11 to combat terrorism abroad, but this assistance is increasingly criticized for failing to achieve its objectives and in some cases exacerbating problems... READ MORE »

Although President Obama had some success in bringing sunlight into the darkened corridors of the national security state, president-elect Trump’s appointment of these individuals suggests that the secret state will once again expand. A greater era of secrecy will be harmful to the interests of American citizens and even to our democracy... READ MORE »

When I consider the possibility of Republican nominee Donald Trump as our next president, I feel nausea, disbelief, shame, outrage, terror, panic.... READ MORE »

Protection of women human rights defenders must be based on recognizing not only their existence, but also their contribution to creating better societies... READ MORE »

Through good times and bad, regardless of what’s actually happening in the world, one thing is certain: in the long run, the Pentagon budget won’t go down.... READ MORE »

Although President Obama slowed the drawdown in U.S. troops from Afghanistan, vowing to keep 8,400 troops there until the end of his term, the next president faces a major policy decision: will maintaining or enlarging the American military presence improve Afghanistan’s prospects for long-term stability? Equally important, do the probable gains of a continued deployment outweigh the anticipated risks and costs?... READ MORE »

This year's presidential election raised an issue that we don't talk about much these days: the dangers posed by nuclear weapons. The issue has come up in a number of contexts... READ MORE »

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Voting for Hillary Clinton doesn’t require agreeing with her on everything, or even most things. For progressives, it means living to fight another day. For serious activists, voting is just one tool among many for promoting social justice... READ MORE »

Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have called for substantial increases in Pentagon spending, which is already more than was spent at the height of the Reagan administration and substantially higher than the Cold War average... READ MORE »

Donald Trump’s unwillingness to say whether he will accept the results of the November election drew most of the headlines after Wednesday night’s debate. But another statement was equally concerning: his pledge to run the country like he runs his businesses.... READ MORE »

One of the biggest foreign policy challenges the next president will face is what the United States should do about Syria. By now, we all know the carnage a devastating war has brought to all sides of the conflict and the civilian population there. In addition to the security threat from the so-called Islamic State group, more than 400,000 people have been killed, 9 million have been displaced because of the war, and nearly 5 million of those have fled Syria all together – going mostly to nearby Turkey, Jordan or Lebanon... READ MORE »