Military Haves and Have-Nots

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author's permission.My great nephew recently reported to the local MEPS (military entrance processing station) and took the oath of office. He’s enlisting in the Marine Corps and I wish him all the best.In November 2021, with him...

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Beware the Hawkish Consensus on China

Judah Grunstein warns against the entrenchment of the hawkish consensus on China:The result is that competition and even potential conflict are now considered the default position for relations with China; those who suggest that cooperation – even on existential...

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Can We Prevent Nuclear War With Russia?

Dear Antiwar.com Reader,Today, Russia holds the largest nuclear arsenal in the world. Yet our U.S. Congress has approved over $112 billion to fund its proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. There is no end in sight to this disastrous conflict. No peace talks are on the...

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The January 2017 ‘Assessment’ on Russiagate

Similarly, the Defense Intelligence Agency should have been included, particularly since it has considerable expertise on the G.R.U., the Russian military intelligence agency, which has been blamed for Russian hacking of the DNC emails. But DIA, too, has an...

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