military budget
The Afghanistan deficit
November 18, 2010Over the next four years, if we don't start winding this war down, it will cost $260 billion to $400 billion: more than half, or nearly all, of the projected deficit.
Read moreStop nuclear madness, ratify New START now
November 18, 2010Everyone's security is endangered if this vital first step on the road to a world without nukes stalls out in the Senate.
Read moreAfghanistan talks: a delicate moment
September 23, 2010At the same time as there looks to be a possible diplomatic breakthrough, the U.S. has launched a major military operation in Kandahar.
Read moreThe U.S. & Yemen: A “lethal blend”
August 31, 2010How involved is the U.S. military in Yemen, and is the Obama administration laying the groundwork for a new foreign adventure?
Read moreDismembering Afghanistan
August 16, 2010The United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies have lost the war in Afghanistan, but "defeat" does not mean the war is over.
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