Retrenchment and Being an ‘Ordinary Country’

Jonathan Katz tears apart George Packer’s essay on a “new theory of American power”:More importantly, who is “overdoing” what “retrenchment,” and where? The U.S. still operates at least 750 military bases in 81 countries and territories – on every continent except...

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Escalatory Pressures in the Russia-Ukraine War

Three articles related to the Russia-Ukraine War caught my attention Friday.The first, at NBC News, argues that Patriot missile batteries are not enough to defend Ukraine. The article urges the U.S. to provide Gray Eagle drones to Ukraine to enable attacks deep into...

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NDAA, Actually NOAA, and Quite a WHOPPER

The Senate passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 83-11, sending it to President Biden for signing. Congress viewed Biden’s $813 billion too skimpy so they tacked on $45 billion in goodies to ravenous US defense contractors, an 8% increase...

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Biden Pulls Trump Card To Continue US War in Yemen

Say it ain’t so, Joe.Yesterday, the President signaled to Sen. Bernie Sanders to pull his Yemen War Powers Resolution from a vote. The measure, if passed, would require the US to end its 7 year support of Saudi Arabia’s vicious war in Yemen that has killed...

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