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October 23, 2019
Jared Keller
The Weapons America Is Leaving Behind in Syria
Trump’s hasty troop withdrawal could trigger a second "industrial revolution" in terrorism.
September 9, 2019
Jared Keller
James Mattis’s Bizarre Cult of “Lethality”
As he manicures his political reputation, the Pentagon carries on with the buzzword-heavy culture of killing he gave it.
August 29, 2019
Alex Shephard
Twilight of the “Adults in the Room”
Jim Mattis was said to be one of the grown-ups protecting the country from Trump's worst impulses. Does anyone remember feeling safer?
June 18, 2019
Adam Weinstein
Who Is Actually Running the U.S. Military’s Iran Efforts?
As tensions rise, an unprecedented military briefing by a hawkish secretary of state throws the chain of command into doubt.
June 4, 2019
Adrian Bonenberger
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Adam Weinstein
The Sum of All Beards
How did facial hair win American men’s hearts and minds? Thank the war on terror.
May 20, 2019
Adam Weinstein
Who Actually Wants War Criminals Pardoned?
Trump's plan to free white service members accused of overseas atrocities both typifies and strengthens his Fox News feedback loop.
March 22, 2019
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Stephen Wertheim
How to End Endless War
The case against American military supremacy
February 7, 2019
Magazine
Alex Press
Big Tech’s Unholy Alliance With the Pentagon
Why Google and other firms still cling to their military contracts
December 21, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Merciful End of the “Adults in the Room” Fantasy
Jim Mattis was supposed to restrain Trump. He failed.
August 17, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump angrily cancels his expensive parade project.
August 16, 2018
Jeet Heer
Reuters discovers that children are suffering from lead poisoning on U.S. military housing.
August 16, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump’s desire for a big military parade is proving to be very costly.
August 8, 2018
Jeet Heer
The Pentagon is covering up the shooting of a Marine in Syria.
June 22, 2018
Jeet Heer
President Trump sees immigration as a defense issue.
February 6, 2018
Jeet Heer
The Rising Risk of Nuclear War Under Trump
The president and the Pentagon have different national-security doctrines, but they've found a dangerous common ground.
May 24, 2017
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Shannon Stirone
Our Next World War Might Be Fought in Outer Space
To counter threats from China and Russia, the U.S. military is scrambling to weaponize space on a scale not seen since Ronald Reagan.
October 26, 2016
David Dayen
How Congress Can End the Military’s Signing Bonus Travesty
Thousands of veterans are being unjustly squeezed by the Pentagon. Congress can stop it—unless silly budget politics get in the way.
January 28, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
The Pentagon is cutting paid maternity leave in the Navy and Marines in order to give more leave to the Army and Air Force.
December 14, 2015
Arthur Neslen
The U.S. Military Loses Its Emissions Exemption in the Paris Climate Deal
November 25, 2014
Julia Ioffe
Chuck Hagel Was the Defense Secretary the White House Wanted—Then Obama Fired Him for It
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