war

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• 8/25/19
  

  The Short War Illusion

  by Cathal J. Nolan

  Generals may win battles but they hardly ever win wars, for there really is no such thing as genius in modern war.

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• 6/30/19
  

  Presidential War Powers and Bill Clinton's Battles

  by Paul W. Lovinger

  Reviewing the 1999 attack on Yugoslavia and other belligerent acts: a study of arbitrary power and its supremacy over the Constitution in modern times.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  6/11/19
  

  What Does It Mean to be "Great" Amidst Global Climate Change

  by David Bromwich

  How can Robert Frost, Graham Greene, Immanuel Kant, and others help us understand values and climate change?

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• SOURCE: Time
  5/24/19
  

  Peace With Honor: What Vietnam Can Teach Us About How to Leave Afghanistan

  by Thurston Clarke

  Nixon promised the Paris Peace Accords ending the Vietnam War would bring “peace with honor.” They brought neither, and it now appears that the Afghan War is headed for a similar denouement.

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• SOURCE: American Diplomacy
  Accessed 5/9/19
  

  Preventing an Israeli-Iran War

  by Alon Ben-Meir

  The EU is in a unique position to prevent the outbreak of a war between Israel and Iran that could engulf the Middle East in a war that no one can win.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  3/6/19
  

  Yemen Asks U.S. for Help to Curb Smuggling of Looted Ancient Artifacts

  Four years into a civil war, thousands of antiquities have been taken from Yemen’s museums.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  2/5/19
  

  Lost in TrumpWorld

  by Andrew Bacevich

  War in the Shadows (of You Know Who)

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• SOURCE: Truthout
  1/22/19
  

  US Taxpayers Have Been Funding Big Business’s Wars for 233 Years

  by Barbara G. Ellis

  US corporations have exploited national pride to reap huge profits from taxpayer-funded wars.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  12-23-2018
  

  The World According to the “Adults in the Room”

  by Danny Sjursen

  A Year of Forever War in Review

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• SOURCE: The Economist
  11-8-18
  

  Which countries are most likely to fight wars?

  Democracy and peace are linked, but the relationship is complex.

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• 11/8/18
  

  The Great War’s Unfinished Agenda

  by David Del Testa

  We went to war to resist threats to democracy. Once again democracy is threatened today.

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• SOURCE: TomDispatch
  10/25/18
  

  William Astore says the Pentagon may not be able to win foreign wars but it's won one here at home

  by William Astore

  Nowadays everybody lionizes the military.  This is problematic, says Astore. 

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• SOURCE: Time Magazine
  10-9-18
  

  Michael Beschloss Spent 10 Years Studying Presidents at War

  The worst parts of that history are still worth worrying about.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  7-31-18
  

  A wave of war memorials is coming to D.C.

  Are we all at peace with that?

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• 7/29/18
  

  Why the Wartime TV Series “A French Village” Is Important

  by Walter G. Moss

  The series explores what happens when a fictional French village during World War 2 is occupied by Nazis. Some people resist. Others collaborate.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  6-24-18
  

  It would be stupid to think we have moved on from war. Look around.

  by Margaret MacMillan

  The distinguished historian, this year’s Reith lecturer, argues we can never be complacent about global conflict.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  6-7-18
  

  Infinite War

  by Andrew J. Bacevich

  Like our European Allies in World War I we are mired in a senseless war and don’t know how to stop it.

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• 5/27/18
  

  We Used to Understand the Connection Between Hunger and War

  by William Lambers

  We shouldn’t have to relearn the lesson today that prompted the Marshall Plan.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  4-17-18
  

  Lost in Battle, Found by Amateur Sleuths: An ‘Unknown’ Marine

  Digitized records and DNA tests are allowing civilian volunteers to pitch in and help put correct names on unidentified remains in American military cemeteries.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  3-20-18
  

  Open Letter to the Publisher of the New York Times

  by Andrew J. Bacevich

  On the necessity of providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of America at war.