National Security Archives - Page 45 of 66

The Good War, Now Not So Good

For the first time, a plurality of Americans think invading Afghanistan was a mistake.

Bad news: the USA accounts for a mere 4 out of every 10 dollars the human race spends on the machinery of war.

Do America’s current challenges in the Middle East trace back to Harry Truman’s 1948 missteps?

And it remains far from clear that collecting metadata is a better means of protecting national security than searches based on individual suspicion.

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter costs as much as $8 million for every job created.

Before long, it may become impossible to be anonymous.

Obama’s NSA reforms are a start, but they don’t go far enough.

Cell phone metadata is nothing compared to what will be gathered about you before long. And the NSA wants it all.

Marginalized groups are often governments’ test subjects. Here are a few lessons we can learn from their experiences.

Has Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman really changed his mind about peace and Palestinians? Not likely.