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Archives: National Security State
![What if we Gave Six Wars and No Americans Noticed?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/what-if-we-gave-six-wars-and-no-187x137.jpg)
![Iranian Leader: Trump is “Disturbed,” speaks like a Cowboy or Mobster](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/iranian-leader-trump-is-disturbe-187x137.jpg)
Iranian Leader: Trump is “Disturbed,” speaks like a Cowboy or Mobster
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Iranian hardliners are still responding to Trump's speech at the UN Monday, in which he accused Iran of backing terrorism and called the…![Trump blasts Iran for backing Syria, ignores Russia, Praises Saudis](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/trump-blasts-iran-for-backing-sy-187x137.jpg)
Trump blasts Iran for backing Syria, ignores Russia, Praises Saudis
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump more or less threatened to wipe out the 25 million people of North Korea in his speech at the UN. Then he…![Are US troops in Afghanistan causing Talibanism?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/are-us-troops-in-afghanistan-cau-187x137.jpg)
Are US troops in Afghanistan causing Talibanism?
By Ann Jones | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Here we go again! Years after most Americans forgot about the longest war this country ever fought, American soldiers are again being deployed…![Our failing Forever Wars and the End of Democracy](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/our-failing-forever-wars-and-the-187x137.jpg)
Our failing Forever Wars and the End of Democracy
By William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - When it comes to the “world’s greatest military,” the news has been shocking. Two fast U.S. Navy ships colliding with slow-moving commercial…![Shadowy US Covert Ops & Surveillance Abroad always Come Home](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/shadowy-us-covert-ops-surveillan-187x137.jpg)
Shadowy US Covert Ops & Surveillance Abroad always Come Home
By Alfred W. McCoy | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - [This piece has been adapted and expanded from the introduction to Alfred W. McCoy’s new book, In the Shadows of the American Century:…![No Longer “Indispensable?” The World is moving on from Trump’s America](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/no-longer-indispensable-the-worl-187x137.jpg)
No Longer “Indispensable?” The World is moving on from Trump’s America
By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Let me try to get this straight: from the moment the Soviet Union imploded in 1991 until recently just about every politician and…![Is it time for Trump Administration to stop Declaring War on every Problem?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/is-it-time-for-trump-administrat-187x137.jpg)
Is it time for Trump Administration to stop Declaring War on every Problem?
By Rebecca Gordon | (Via Todmispatch.com ) | - - Since September 11, 2001, the United States has been fighting a “war on terror.” Real soldiers have been deployed to distant lands;…![Leaking in the Age of Trump: Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers (VICE Video)](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/leaking-in-the-age-of-trump-dani-187x137.jpg)
Leaking in the Age of Trump: Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers (VICE Video)
VICE News | (Video News Report) | - - "VICE News examines the Trump administration's war on leakers, with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. "We're really seeing leaks that are dangerous to…![The U.S. Empire is ‘Fraying’ and ‘Collapsing’: Pentagon Study](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/the-u-s-empire-is-fraying-and-co-187x137.jpg)
The U.S. Empire is ‘Fraying’ and ‘Collapsing’: Pentagon Study
TeleSur | - - Report says Washington should consider the "post-primacy" milieu as a "wakeup call". A study by the Pentagon, "At Our Own Peril: DoD Risk Assessment in a Post-Primacy World"…![Empire of Destruction: Mosul reveals Myth of Precision Bombing](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/empire-of-destruction-mosul-reve-187x137.jpg)
Empire of Destruction: Mosul reveals Myth of Precision Bombing
By Tom Engelhardt | (Via Tomdispatch.com ) | - - You remember. It was supposed to be twenty-first-century war, American-style: precise beyond imagining; smart bombs; drones capable of taking out a carefully…![Is Trump Sign or Cause of US Imperial Meltdown?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/is-trump-sign-or-cause-of-us-imp-187x137.jpg)
Is Trump Sign or Cause of US Imperial Meltdown?
By Alfred W. McCoy | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - The superhighway to disaster is already being paved. From Donald Trump’s first days in office, news of the damage to America’s…![What good is our Nat’l Security State if we’re afraid to Leave Home?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/what-good-is-our-natl-security-s-187x137.jpg)
What good is our Nat’l Security State if we’re afraid to Leave Home?
By William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Has there ever been a nation as dedicated to preparing for doomsday as the United States? If that’s a thought that hasn’t…![Congress must take back the car keys of Perpetual War from Trump](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/congress-must-take-back-the-car-187x137.jpg)
Congress must take back the car keys of Perpetual War from Trump
By Peter Certo. | (Otherwords.org) | - - By putting such a sinister face on it, Trump might have finally inspired lawmakers to rein in America’s post-9/11 war machine. A Bipartisan Vote…![What’s with the Victorious GOP’s obsession with Civil War?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/whats-with-the-victorious-gops-o-187x137.jpg)
What’s with the Victorious GOP’s obsession with Civil War?
By David Faris | (Informed Comment) | - - Have you and your friends gotten into a spirited board game of Bizingo recently? Have you ordered a slew of dome-style skirts from…![The Violent “American Century”](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/the-violent-american-century-187x137.jpg)
The Violent “American Century”
By John Feffer | (FPIF) | Originally published in Korea Quarterly | - - The last near-century of American dominance was extraordinarily violent. Is it coming to an end? John Dower is…![Back to Quagmire: Beware endless US Troop Escalations in Afghanistan](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/back-to-quagmire-beware-endless-187x137.jpg)
Back to Quagmire: Beware endless US Troop Escalations in Afghanistan
By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - We walked in a single file. Not because it was tactically sound. It wasn’t -- at least according to standard infantry doctrine. Patrolling…America’s Special Ops Perpetual World War
Nick Turse | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - The tabs on their shoulders read “Special Forces,” “Ranger,” “Airborne.” And soon their guidon -- the “colors” of Company B, 3rd Battalion of…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/dower_violent-180x137.jpg)
First, the Soviets Collapsed: Is it America’s Turn Now?
By William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Jump into your time machine and let me transport you back to another age. It’s May 2001 and the Atlantic Monthly has…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010222338im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/ghostriders_hc-1-180x137.jpg)