In a recent article for The Atlantic David Petraeus came to the conclusion that American soldiers should still be in Afghanistan today. Two thousand, three hundred twenty-four American servicemen killed, $2.3 trillion dollars and over 20 years later convicted criminal...
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Public Choice ‘Conspiracy Theory’ and the Illusion of Grand Strategy
by John Weeks | Aug 11, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Murray Rothbard believed there are good conspiracy theories and bad conspiracy theories. He wrote about it for Reason Magazine in 1977. The bad ones are gratuitous claims made without evidence that tend “to wrap up all the conspiracies, all the bad guy power blocs,...
‘Coup’ Means Whatever the Regime Wants It to Mean
by Ryan McMaken | Aug 10, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
In the immediate aftermath of the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, many pundits and politicians were eager to describe the events of that day a s a coup d'etat in which the nation was "this close" to having some sort of junta void the 2020 election and take power...
We Killed the Last Justification for the Global War on Terror
by Dan McKnight | Aug 9, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
There was a satisfying victory—not just for our soldiers and veterans, but for all Americans. One week ago it was announced that the U.S. government had assassinated Ayman al-Zawahiri, who along with Osama bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was the key planner...
Biden and Allies Continue to Put Iran in the Crosshairs
by Connor Freeman | Aug 5, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In addition to escalating brinkmanship with Russia and China, President Joe Biden’s administration is flirting with war against Iran. The clearest evidence of this includes the ever expanding “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign, as well as the development of a...
WBAI News in Exile: the al Zawahiri Drone Strike in Kabul
by Laurie Calhoun | Aug 4, 2022 | Blog, Foreign Policy
News in Exile (WBAI): Paul DeRienzo and Laurie Calhoun consider the al Zawahiri drone strike report. Discussion begins at 14:30 and lasts five minutes....
Muslim Network News: The al Zawahiri Drone Strike and “We Kill Because We Can”
by Laurie Calhoun | Aug 3, 2022 | Blog, Foreign Policy
Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid and Laurie Calhoun discuss the Zawahiri drone strike and "We Kill Because We Can" on Muslim Network News - August 2, 2022. Drone discussion begins at 15:36 and lasts 15 minutes. https://youtu.be/sh1ZEQYuhIA
Did the Syrian Revolution Have Popular Support?
by William Van Wagenen | Aug 3, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In the mainstream view, the armed groups fighting the Syrian government since 2011, collectively known as the Free Syrian Army (FSA), were part of a Syrian revolution that represented the Syrian people. At the same time, the Syrian government, or Assad regime,...