The Cost of Occupying Planet Earth

The Cost of Occupying Planet Earth

Even a conservative estimate of the true costs of garrisoning the globe comes to an annual total of about $170 billion–or maybe even more.

The Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention

The Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention

Humanitarian intervention in Libya and elsewhere has led to an intensification of human rights violations, the erosion of the UN’s authority, and the expansion of the reach of great powers.

Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Africa

China makes the perfect Cold War villain: communist, aloofly “self-interested,” and rapidly expanding an economic empire. Let’s hope America and China can keep the war cold in what is becoming a heated economic battle for control of Africa.