Interview with Ian Masters

Melvin Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and a former CIA analyst who is the author of Whistleblower at the CIA, joins us to discuss his forthcoming article at counterpunch.org “The Impact of the Coronavirus on our Body Politic” and the war on whistleblowers Trump has in effect declared.

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The United States and the Middle East: the Politics of Miscalculation

Biden also should have known that he can’t have it both ways by criticizing the illegal and immoral Russian invasion of Ukraine while being complicit in the illegal and immoral Israeli war in Gaza. 

The Atlantic Joins the Chorus of Fear

More time should be devoted to the study of diplomatic history in order to examine precedents for improving bilateral relations.  Fear is driving us toward arms races; diplomacy could drive us to arms control and disarmament as well as a more stable international environment.

Containing the National Security State

Containing the National Security State