Blowback

"Blowback" and "Baseworld": Remembering Chalmers Johnson

Mark Engler | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Engler

On November 20, Chalmers Johnson, scholar of East Asian development and critic of American empire, died at age seventy-nine.

The Impact Today and Tomorrow of Chalmers Johnson

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Steve Clemons

Chalmers Johnson led the way in understanding the dynamics of how states manipulated their policy conditions and environments to speed up economic growth. Johnson passed away Saturday; He was 79.

Terrorism: Why They Want to Kill Us

Doug Bandow | Posted 05.25.2011

Doug Bandow

There can sometimes be a case for military intervention or use of drones. But the high costs of these tactics must be recognized and weighed. To reduce terrorism, Washington should do less, not more, abroad.

Mujahideen Victory Day: Afghans Still Voiceless Decades Later

Josh Mull | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Mull

I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or at Rethink Afghanistan. The view...

Blowback in Kyrgyzstan

Joseph Huff-Hannon | Posted 05.25.2011

Joseph Huff-Hannon

The unexpected swiftness with which an unpopular regime was swept aside in Kyrgyzstan is a good reminder of the inevitable breaking point produced by a US foreign policy that is only semantically dedicated to human rights.

Who's Next? Lessons from the Long War and a Blowback World

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Tom Engelhardt

"The Long War" merely exchanged the shock-'n'-awe geographical breadth of the President Bush's chosen moniker ("global") for a shock-'n'-awe time span.

Af-Pak Blowback

John Feffer | Posted 05.25.2011

John Feffer

Even with so much sophisticated military hardware at their disposal, half a million Pakistani soldiers can't seem to counter the determined efforts of, at most, 15,000 Taliban fighters.

Blowback Amnesia

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.25.2011

Allison Kilkenny

If Americans can collectively act like adults and think past the next thirty seconds, they'll see that a ground invasion into Somalia is an awful idea.

Previously Unknown Hagel Letter Warns Rice of Russia Collision

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Steve Clemons

This letter warns the administration that its actions in the Balkans ran the risk of triggering blowback from Russia -- it seems it was ignored.

Iran Attack Not a Problem, Say War Wonks

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

Russ Wellen

For better or worse, we're constitutionally incapable of summoning up sufficient cynicism to imagine the moral depravity required to start another war.

Fox News' Snub of Paul Could Trigger New Hampshire 'Blowback'

Matt Simon | Posted 05.25.2011

Matt Simon

Ron Paul is sort of like a porcupine; a porcupine looks cuddly and cute, but if you try to step on one you're liable to wind up with a few holes in yo...