wars

Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

America does not control the forever wars

Networks of power encompassing great numbers organise themselves and are organised similarly to the networks of power we call states

Raghu Raman, Founding CEO, NATGRID. Sketch/TBS
Thoughts

Maoist challenge: Why large armies lose small wars

Chairman Rep. Gregory W Meeks wears a face mask as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Biden Administration's Priorities for .. Foreign Policy on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 10, 2021. Photo: REUTERS
World+Biz

US lawmakers plan legislation to overhaul authorization of 'forever wars'

Leonid Bershidsky.
Thoughts

Drones have raised the odds and risks of small wars

Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley, Vice President Joe Biden, Major General Andrew P. Poppas, and Army Secretary Eric Fanning attend the transfer of a soldier who died of injuries sustained in Afghanistan, in Illinois on Nov 15, 2016. ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAGES/Foreign Policy
Analysis

Can Biden end America’s forever wars?

US’s spending on defense is more than that of the next seven countries combined-most of which are its allies. Photo: Reuters
Thoughts

Endless wars: do they ever end?

A protective blast wall painted by a U.S. military unit stands at an air base in the Persian Gulf on January 8, 20016. Illustration: Foreign Policy
World+Biz

In future wars, the US military will have nowhere to hide

The most severe consequences of water stress disproportionately affect those in the worlds poorest regions. Photo: Getty Images through Project Syndicate
Thoughts

The growing threat of water wars