4 Oct, 2017
Vietnam and “The Vietnam War”
“The epic Ken Burns-Lynn Novick series, “The Vietnam War,” ends with the Beatles’ classic “Let It Be” in the background…”...
28 Jun, 2017
Advise, Assist, Arm: The United States at War
“During the Cold War, the US military and the CIA were involved in a multitude of “indirect” interventions in developing...
28 Dec, 2016
The Diplomacy of Donald J. Trump
“Those of us who appreciate the unconventional have to have second thoughts after watching Donald J. Trump in action. All...
22 Nov, 2016
Torture Charges against the US Considered by International Criminal Court
“US armed forces and the CIA may have committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan and elsewhere, the International...
16 Nov, 2016
The Trump Team: Loyal and Dangerous
“Personnel appointments provide a useful glimpse into what policy will be. Senior-level appointees are the policy shapers…” Mel Gurtov Published...
4 Nov, 2016
Threats and “Strategic Patience” haven’t worked with North Korea, let’s try serious diplomacy
“Last week, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper surprisingly told a House Intelligence Committee that getting North Korea to give...
28 Oct, 2016
Voting Against Peace in Colombia
“Those of us who study how to end wars rather than find new ways to prosecute them must be stunned,...
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...
24 Oct, 2016
The Tragedy in Yeme
“Imagine if the Islamic Republic of Iran, complaining that its regional rival Saudi Arabia was meddling in a neighbor’s politics...
11 Oct, 2016
Delusions of worthy wars
“Fifteen years ago, on October 19th 2001, Donald Rumsfeld addressed B-2 bomber crews at Whiteman AFB in Missouri, as they...
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...
6 Oct, 2016
Rethinking killing civilians
“When challenged about airstrikes that kill civilians—whether from drones or jets with “smart” ordnance—the excuses given…” Tom H. Hastings Published...
14 Sep, 2016
Pivot to peace
“OK, the history of the United States is one of a nation built on robbery, murder, massacre, exploitation by armed...
11 Sep, 2016
Isn’t It Time to Ban the Bomb?
“Although the mass media failed to report it, a landmark event occurred recently in connection with resolving the long-discussed problem...
25 Aug, 2016
Alternatives to military intervention in Syria
“Alternatives to military intervention in Syria. In June the influential Center for New American Security (CNAS) issued a report that...