9 May, 2022
Imperial nostalgia and its perils
Although great empires rank among the most powerful engines of world history, they are also among the most dangerous, especially as they brood over their decline.
19 Nov, 2021
National defense and dead children
A new defense budget looms. Maybe we’re running out of wars to fight, but no matter.
4 Mar, 2021
Taking war personally
Taking war personally By Robert C. Koehler Published in: Common Dreams, City Watch, LA Progressive, Uncommon Thought, Free Press, The...
2 Jan, 2019
A loose cannon for peace?
“Circle the wagons! Apparently what’s under assault is war itself, or so the Establishment believes, in the wake of the...
22 Dec, 2018
Road to Ruin: Trump’s Middle East Retreat
“The flight of the generals is now complete with the resignation of General James Mattis—the last of the four generals...
15 May, 2018
Imagining Alternatives to More War in Syria
“Last month we read of yet another missile attack on Syria paid for by U.S., British, and French taxpayers as...
11 Apr, 2018
The Syrian Quandary
“Donald Trump’s threat of another missile attack—or any attack—on Syria cannot improve the rebels’ position on the ground, affect use...
18 Oct, 2017
A country, and a future, worth serving
“America’s endless war quietly moves across the broken nations of the world. Every so often, U.S. soldiers die, as four...
3 May, 2017
Syria’s Guilt
“On April 4 chemical weapons were used in an attack on the Syrian city of Khan Sheikhoun in which about...
21 Apr, 2017
Beyond redemptive violence
“Sometimes our tame and compliant media upchucks a piece of truth. For instance: “American officials had predicted that the missile…”...
13 Apr, 2017
The mental limits of war
“A Morning Consult poll winks at me from my inbox: 57 percent of Americans support more airstrikes in Syria…” Robert...
9 Apr, 2017
Trump’s Shortsighted Intervention in Syria
“Realism and Idealism Before April 6 The reaction of the Trump administration to the Syrian government’s use of sarin against”...
13 Nov, 2016
No
“Is Donald Trump a Hitler nouveau? Probably not. Still, in this time of preparing a switch from mild, articulate…” Tom...
27 Oct, 2016
US Uranium Weapons Have Been Used in Syria
“This month, the Pentagon admitted it has used uranium weapons in attacks inside Syria — violating its public promise last...
7 Oct, 2016
Why Aleppo is the symptom of what is wrong with how we deal with atrocities
““Never again!” is once again brought to our attention as we are facing killing and suffering of civilians on a...