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US Puts Troops on Standby as War Tensions Over Ukraine Mount

The U.K. threatens "lightning war" as military forces mobilize in eastern Europe.

Andrea Germanos · Jan 24, 2022

Civilian participants in a Kyiv Territorial Defense unit train on a Saturday in a forest on January 22, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Ukraine soldiers on patrol, January 24, 2022

How the US and NATO Could Settle Dispute Over Ukraine Without War

Joseph Gerson · Jan 24, 2022

U.S. soldiers take part in a training exercise

Biden Considering Deploying Thousands of Troops to Eastern Europe

Jake Johnson · Jan 24, 2022

War With Russia Over Ukraine 'Last Thing' US Needs, Say Progressives

Jessica Corbett · Jan 20, 2022

Making a Case Against the US Going to War Over Ukraine

Mitchell Zimmerman · Jan 20, 2022

An Epochal Decline in American Global Power

The most volatile flashpoint In Beijing's grand strategy for breaking Washington's geopolitical grip over Eurasia lies in the contested waters between China's coast and the Pacific littoral, which the Chinese call "the first island chain."

Alfred W. McCoy · Jan 18, 2022

Biden Urged to 'Engage Diplomatically' With Russia to 'Avert a Military Conflict' Over Ukraine

Continued talks are necessary, a coalition told the president, to prevent any action that would "risk spiraling into a potentially catastrophic war between the world's two leading nuclear powers."

Jessica Corbett · Jan 9, 2022

Nuclear War Over Ukraine?

Bankrupt America is in no position to fight for Ukraine.

Eric Margolis · Jan 5, 2022

'No Military Solution' to Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Say Expert Voices

"The hawkish outcry for more sanctions, more weapons, NATO membership for Ukraine, and an even more confrontational stance toward Russia is exceedingly dangerous."

Brett Wilkins · Jan 3, 2022

A billowing white mushroom cloud, mottled with orange, pushes through a layer of clouds during Operation Ivy, the first test of a hydrogen bomb

'No Winners in a Nuclear War': US, Russia, China, UK, and France Issue Rare Joint Statement

However, disarmament campaigners noted that the five nations are "expanding nuclear arsenals, spending billions on modernizing, and constantly prepared to start a nuclear war."

Brett Wilkins · Jan 3, 2022

As Putin Asserts Russia's Right to Defend Against NATO, US Urged to Avoid 'New Cold War'

While the Biden administration vows to "stand up for Ukraine," one expert implored U.S. leaders to "recognize our own provocations and aggressions" and to "make an effort to understand Russia."

Brett Wilkins · Dec 8, 2021

Defense Minister Says Russia to Boost Military Over 'Increased NATO Activity' Near Border

The move amplifies pressure on the Biden administration to "step back from the brink of a U.S.-Russia war, and then from the larger Cold War with China and Russia that they have so blindly and foolishly stumbled into."

Jessica Corbett · Nov 24, 2021

The High Stakes of the U.S.-Russia Confrontation Over Ukraine

Americans should beware of romanticizing the "old" Cold War as a time of peace, simply because we somehow managed to dodge a world-ending nuclear holocaust.

Medea Benjamin · Nov 22, 2021

Dems Urge Biden to 'Reduce Nuclear Weapons Risks' in Summit With Chinese President

"China's test of an orbital bombardment system is only a 'Sputnik moment' if we let it result in a new arms race," lawmakers say, highlighting the United States' massive stockpile.

Jessica Corbett · Nov 4, 2021

'Needlessly Provocative': Austin Rebuked for Again Opening NATO Door to Ukraine and Georgia

"The Biden administration now faces a stark choice: commit to fight for Ukraine, creating a serious risk of war with Russia, or admit that NATO expansion has come to an overdue end."

Brett Wilkins · Oct 18, 2021

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