Ban Killer Robots, Says Open Letter from Robotics and AI Researchers
Lethal autonomous weapons are too dangerous to develop.
War
Blood and Leviathan
A Stanford historian thinks war is the engine that drives civilization. Is he right?
Another Reason Not to Draft Millennials: They Are Wisely Skeptical About War
New Cato Institute study shows the future is in good hands.
19 Things in Rand Paul's New Book No Other GOP A-Lister Would Be Caught Dead Saying
From quoting Glenn Greenwald to calling Marco Rubio a 'so-called conservative' to saying the Republican brand 'sucks,' the Kentucky senator is living up to the whole 'new kind of Republican' thing
Graham: I'll Drone You for Your Thoughts. Christie: Beware 'civil liberties extremists'
Republicans think they can win a national election by exhuming the ghost of Zell Miller
I Avoided Fighting in Vietnam and Have No Regrets
If anything, avoiding that war was a moral duty.
Killer Robots Should Be Banned, Says Human Rights Watch
Warbots might actually behave more morally than soldiers.
Bomb Iran Now, Work out the Details Later
John Bolton makes bid to lead the growing pre-emptive war caucus
Tom Cotton: I Said 'replacement with a pro-western regime,' not Pre-Emptive War!
Hawkish senator disputes characterization of his interventionist views toward Iran
Is That a Nuke in Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
New book, The Future of Violence, is terrified about 'technologies of mass empowerment'
Senate Republicans Push for War With Iran
If anything can persuade Iran's rulers to go for a nuke, it's these hardliners' lust for war.
GOP's New Foreign Policy Hero Is a Surveillance-Loving Interventionist Nightmare
Freshman Sen. Tom Cotton wants to invade Iran and Syria, jail journalists and whistleblowers, eavesdrop on Americans, and keep the 'savages' locked up in Gitmo.
The War of 1812 Dramatically Changed American People and Government
"Forget self and think of America," wartime pundits urged.
Netanyahu Was Right to Bring Up the Holocaust
The U.S. is now on a path that will enable a force that openly threatens Jews to become far more powerful and dangerous.
America Must Reject Netanyahu's War Cry on Iran
Netanyahu's narrative is a fabric of lies and omissions.
Can Rand Paul Ever Be Sufficiently Pro-Israel?
Attacking Paul's insufficiently enthusiastic applause for Netanyahu is symbolic of a continuing problem he has with elements of the American Right.
Let Slip the Robots of War
Lethal autonomous weapon systems might be more moral than human soldiers.
Everyone a War Correspondent
What happens when every participant in a war is busy framing it while fighting it?
How the War of 1812 Eroded U.S. Liberalism
The War of 1812 helped "the State come into its own" by concentrating power and interest in the national government.
Longer War in Afghanistan a Bipartisan Affair
Support in Washington for an even longer war in Afghanistan is growing.
Foreign Policy Failure Everywhere
It's well past time for us to think about what horrifies our rulers: nonintervention.
Obama's Phony War Limits
After fighting ISIS for six months, the president seeks permission he says he does not need.
War in Afghanistan Escalating
The pace of raids in Afghanistan has increased and the Afghan president is requesting the U.S. slow down its withdrawal.
Ukraine Ceasefire Deal Just 'A Glimmer of Hope'; U.S. Says Fighting Escalating
A ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels is supposed to start on Sunday but that still seems a long way away.
Brian Williams Helped Pave the Way to War and He Wasn't the Only One
News readers have a habit of passing off lies, especially when those lies can help make the case for war
President Obama AUMF for ISIS War Almost Ready
White House says AUMF would be limited to three years and only allow specific kinds of deployments, but covers ISIS and "associated forces."
Ronald Bailey Argues that Warbots Could Be More Moral than Human Soldiers
So let slip the robots of war?
Let Slip the Robots of War
Lethal autonomous weapon systems might be more moral than human soldiers.
The Christmas Truce of World War I
Recalling the time, 100 years ago, when soldiers refused to fight each other
The Real Scale of U.S. Defense Spending
Nearly $1 trillion was spent on the war in Afghanistan, mostly under President Obama.
The Reality and Propaganda of War
An honest conversation about foreign policy requires us to confront the brutality and imagery of violence.
Obama's Dumb, Rash, and Unilateral War
Don't buy the president's lame excuses for attacking ISIS without congressional approval.
