As the U.S. withdraws, a re-examination of the ‘good war’
National Security
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Meet the Consulting Firm That’s Staffing the Biden Administration
WestExec represented major corporations throughout the Trump years. Now it’s in the White House.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Biden’s War Powers Without Limits
Airstrikes blur the distinction between war and hostilities.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Private Equity Firm That Made a Killing From the Saudi Death Squad
The darker side of defense cooperation
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Real War Dogs of Iraq
One company is empowering Kurdish human rights abusers. Another is accused of selling Iranian fuel to the U.S. military.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
When the Pentagon Visits Silicon Valley
Inside a senior Defense Department official’s meetings with Apple, Google, and defense tech companies
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Corruption Is What Other People Do
The Biden administration has embarked on a global anti-corruption campaign. It should start with Washington.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Wall Street Must Stop Enabling Communist China
America’s financial elite is helping to finance America’s prime strategic adversary.
Posted inAmerica and the World
How U.S. Taxpayers Are Invested in the Palestine-Israel Conflict
Billions of dollars of military aid to Israel, explained
Posted inPolitics
China and Republican Economic Populism
Does the bipartisan collaboration on a tougher China policy portend more areas of bipartisanship? More populist policies generally?