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July 20, 2018
Matt Ford
A Commander-in-Chief Who Cares Only About Himself
The president's latest defense of his cozy relationship with Russia underscores his warped view of war.
July 19, 2018
Kaila Philo
Trump’s military parade will be “tremendously expensive,” by Trump’s standard.
February 6, 2018
Jeet Heer
The Rising Risk of Nuclear War Under Trump
The president and the Pentagon have different national-security doctrines, but they've found a dangerous common ground.
October 19, 2017
Jeet Heer
Trump’s Military Family Scandal Reveals the Profound Ugliness of His Character
Michelle Obama said the presidency "reveals who you are." Trump's handling of the deaths of four U.S. soldiers proves her right.
July 26, 2017
Sarah Jones
Donald Trump will attack LGBT people whenever he’s in trouble.
April 7, 2017
Jeet Heer
The Generals Have Won Their War With Trump
The missile attack on Syria shows how the president has caved to the Pentagon—with deadly consequences for U.S. foreign policy.
November 22, 2016
Magazine
Jennifer Percy
The Things They Burned
A private contractor tossed U.S. military waste in Iraq and Afghanistan into giant pits and burned it. Now soldiers forced to breathe the toxic fumes are sick or dying—and the government is using faulty science to evade responsibility.
October 7, 2016
Magazine
May Jeong
Afghanistan Is an Infinite Quagmire
It began as the “good” war. Fifteen years on, it’s a disaster we can’t escape.
August 31, 2016
Anakwa Dwamena
Why #VeteransForKaepernick matters.
July 6, 2016
Clio Chang
America’s longest war just got longer.
May 13, 2016
Charles J. Dunlap, Jr.
Is the U.S. Military Strategy Doing More Harm or Good in the Middle East?
Why the Obama administration's "light footprint" strategy might be counterproductive.
April 1, 2016
Stephanie Heimann
Combat Cameras
Photographers Joel Chapman and Hector Rene are former soldiers who use art history to explore military and institutional power.
December 14, 2015
Arthur Neslen
The U.S. Military Loses Its Emissions Exemption in the Paris Climate Deal
December 3, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
The Pentagon will open all combat jobs to women, despite much handwringing over their ability to do pull-ups.
November 2, 2012
Jonathan Schanzer
Did Israel and the U.S. Just Cooperate on a Dry-Run for an Iran Intervention?
October 19, 2012
Max Boot
After Abbottabad: Navy SEALs and American Security
August 28, 2012
Timothy Noah
Pas Devant Les Enfants, Tampa: UN Out of Lubbock!
August 24, 2012
Timothy Snyder
Keeping Our Heads
March 14, 2012
Leon Wieseltier
Specks of War
February 25, 2012
Martin Peretz
All of Western Civilization Could Soon Be Threatened By a Nuclear Iran
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