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military policy

SOURCE: TomDispatch
1/13/2022

None Dare Call it "Encirclement"

by Michael Klare

While the Pentagon won't use the term, American military policy is clearly aiming at surrounding China to reduce its influence in Asia. This revival of Cold War-era geopolitics is a dangerous provocation.

SOURCE: The New York Times
9/14/2019

The Only Way to End ‘Endless War’

by Stephen Wertheim

To get serious about stopping endless war, American leaders must do what they most resist: end America’s commitment to armed supremacy and embrace a world of pluralism and peace.