national defense 
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SOURCE: TomDispatch
5/4/2023
Not Your Grandfather's Military-Industrial Complex
by Ben Freeman and William D. Hartung
Eisenhower warned of the power of the military and industry to shape America's priorities and warp society in their own interests. He had no idea of how bad it could get.
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SOURCE: TomDispatch
12/15/2022
Peace is Not Our Profession
by William J. Astore
The unveiling of the newest stealth bomber underscores the fundamental insanity and cruel wastefulness of the policy of peace through nuclear deterrence, argues a historian and retired USAF lieutenant colonel.
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SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
12/17/2020
History Exposes the Problem with Biden’s Defense Secretary Nominee
by Grant Golub
World War II demonstrated the need for strong civilian control over a military divided between multiple armed service branches, both to guide strategy and to ensure the ultimate authority of the President over the military. The nomination of a recently-retired Army general for Secretary of Defense departs from that tradition.
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SOURCE: War on the Rocks
12/1/2020
2020 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List
The staff of War on the Rocks offer suggestions for reading – on defense issues and otherwise.
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4/24/2020
The World’s Major Military and Economic Powers Find Happiness Elusive
by Lawrence Wittner
Perhaps it’s time for the citizens of the “great powers” to ask themselves if they are truly benefiting from the much-vaunted military and economic strength of their nations.
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3/15/2020
The Cost of Loyalty: A Crisis of Ethics in the Military
by Timothy Bakken
Military leadership has inculcated a self-serving culture of loyalty that prevents a long-overdue reckoning with its failures.
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