John Whitehead: Declare your independence from tyranny, America
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Imagine living in a country where armed soldiers crash through doors to arrest and imprison citizens merely for criticizing government officials.
Search Results for national security
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Lawrence S. Wittner: Putin attempts to justify the unjustifiable in Ukraine
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The Russian government’s justifications for its war in Ukraine―the largest, most destructive military operation in Europe since World War II―are not persuasive.
Donald Gross: The case for bringing a quick end to the Ukraine-Russia war
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The Ukraine-Russia war has raged for more than a hundred days. Now is a critical time to reflect on the case for people of good will to urge their leaders to end the war. The benefits of doing so are manifest.
The U.S. government is waging psychological warfare on the nation
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The U.S. government is waging psychological warfare on the American people.
Alon Ben-Meir: UNSC is in desperate need of comprehensive reforms
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Any fair analysis of the United Nations strongly suggests that the UN of today is not the same UN that was established in 1945.
Virginia Tech Board of Visitors creates new department of real estate
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The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors has approved a resolution to establish the Blackwood Department of Real Estate within the Pamplin College of Business, pending final approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
Mel Gurtov: The arsenal, but not of democracy
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America is awash with weapons, and the tragic consequences are before us every day. The world is also awash with weapons, as reported by the Stockholm Peace Research Institute in Sweden, the leading source for data on military spending and the arms trade.
Mel Gurtov: Biden, Taiwan and strategic ambiguity
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At a stopover in Tokyo during his Asia trip, President Biden was asked whether the US would “defend Taiwan” if it were attacked.
Mass shootings: The vicious cycle fueled by America’s toxic cult of violence
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Surely there’s more to these shootings than just easy access to weapons and mental illness.
Kevin Martin: Rethinking ‘The Common Defense’
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It is good at times to conduct a reality check on what this country supposedly stands for, and what it actually does.
