Secretary of State John Kerry stopped off in Saudi Arabia on Monday to stand united in the name of democracy in Syria. The Associated Press called it "a united front," reporting that Kerry and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal "warned Syrian President...
In anticipation for his book release next month, Vali Nasr is publishing harsh critiques of the Obama administration's foreign policy (see earlier ones here and here). Nasr was at the State Department in Obama's first term working on Afghanistan and Pakistan under...
Less than a week. That's how long it took for Hagel to start toeing the Obama line on sequestration, contradicting his now infamous prior statement that the Pentagon is "bloated" and "needs to be pared down." Antiwar voices that got excited over Hagel's nomination...
This Week's Top News: Western Diplomats: Iran Talks Made Progress: Iranian officials had expressed similar optimism about the talks, calling them a major turning point and saying that for basically the first time in years of talks Western nations seem interested in...
Governments survive on myth. Truth is dangerous. As Chief Nazi "Information Officer" Goebbels put it, "...the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth becomes the greatest enemy of the State." While the main stream media averts its eyes,...
In recent months, a number of essays have been written by some of the most prominent scholars in international relations, all on the same topic: US grand strategy. The question that these scholars have sought to address is whether the US should adopt a more restrained...
You want an illustration of how devastatingly draconian the impending defense budget cuts are going to be? Try this on for size: no more military jets flying over sporting events. Oh, the humanity! According to USA Today, looming sequestration is forcing the US Air...
Douglas Bloomfield at The Jewish Week informs us that 13,000 lobbyists from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) will descend upon Capitol Hill this weekend for their annual conference to order members of Congress not to cut $3 billion-plus in aid to...
Today is the 20th anniversary of the ATF’s attack on the Branch Davidians outside Waco, Texas. National Guard helicopters played a key role in the initial attack; 51 days later, Army tanks would lead the final assault. I thought Waco might be the most important public...
Antiwar.com's editorial director Justin Raimondo will be the keynote speaker at the California Convention of the Republican Liberty Caucus, Saturday, March 2 in Sacramento. This event is being held as a break-out from the state convention of the California Republican...
