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A THAAD interceptor is test-launched in Kodiak, Alaska, on July 11, 2017. Photo: Leah Garton / Missile Defense Agency / Handout via Reuters

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Weapons for anyone: Trump and the art of the arms deal

by William D Hartung April 2, 2018

US Air Force plane from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, European Union, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

On the rehabilitation of George W Bush

by Rebecca Gordon November 23, 2017November 23, 2017

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Overkill — brought to you by the nuclear-industrial complex

by William D Hartung November 20, 2017

Osama bin Laden in June 1999. Photo courtesy of AFP

Afghanistan, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Bin Laden’s America: Niger, 9/11, and apocalyptic humiliation

by Tom Engelhardt November 3, 2017

Donald Trump is hedging his bets on North Korea. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The crack-up: Donald Trump and the fourth great shattering

by John Feffer October 28, 2017

The "Ive Mike" atmospheric nuke test, conducted over the Pacific Ocean by the US in 1952, was the first test of a full-scale thermonuclear device. Photo: Wikipedia

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump’s nuclear dreams: nightmares past and present

by Rebecca Gordon October 27, 2017

This file photo shows US General David Petraeus when he was commander of the international security assistance force and commander of US Forces in Afghanistan, testifying at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the situation in Afghanistan in 2011. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Vietnam, World

‘Tell me how this ends?’ Petraeus finally answers his own question

by Tom Engelhardt October 19, 2017October 19, 2017

US President Donald Trump smiles during a meeting with members of his Cabinet at the White House on June 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

High crimes and demeanors in the Age of Trump

by Tom Engelhardt August 20, 2017

The destroyed Al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City of Mosul is shown on June 29, 2017. Photo: AFP / Ahmad al-Rubaye

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Empire of destruction: the reality of ‘precision warfare’

by Tom Engelhardt July 25, 2017

A background or texture made from a tie dyed fabric. Photo iStock

AT Finance, Iran, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Vietnam, World

A psychedelic spin on ‘national security’

by Ira Chernus June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump waves to the crowd during a rally in Ohio. Photo: Reuters/John Sommers

AT Finance, Bahrain, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Is Trump launching a new world order?

by Michael T. Klare June 13, 2017February 18, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump applauds his aides and staff members looking on as he departs to spend the weekend at his New Jersey golf estate from the South Lawn of the White House. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

Germany, Middle East, World

Dear President Trump: Breaking up (banks) isn’t so hard to do

by Nomi Prins June 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Making sense of the deportation debate

by Aviva Chomsky May 4, 2017May 4, 2017

Rosie the Riveter is symbolic of an age when America mobilized its citizens for WWII. Illustration: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Demobilizing America: a nation made by war and a citizenry unmade by it

by Tom Engelhardt April 5, 2017April 5, 2017

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the South China Sea. Photo: US Navy via Flickr

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Body count of an American Century of Carnage

by John W Dower March 29, 2017March 29, 2017