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Too Late to Revive a Sane U.S. Foreign Policy? The Roots of the Monroe Doctrine Revisited
March 13, 2022
Rather than continuing to play by the rules of those who wish all evidence to contain Russia, it was decided that a new approach was needed.
Who Won in Afghanistan? Private Contractors
January 4, 2022
The US military spent $14 trillion during the two decades of war; those who benefited ranged from major manufacturers to entrepreneurs.
The U.S. Military Budget as a Mushroom Cloud
December 17, 2021
Every year or so, I listen again to Eisenhower’s military-industrial complex speech. In his spirit, we should all call on Congress to stop the madness of ever-mushrooming war budgets and substitute for them the pursuit of peace through wisdom and restraint.
The World Is Awash With Covid but Weapons’ Manufacturers Are Immune and the Money Rolls In
December 14, 2021
The money rolls in, but it is a strange and murky scene, Brian Cloughley writes.
