Author: William D. Hartung

Shutting Down the War Machine

May 8, 2026

Right at this moment, we are witnessing an unprecedented shift of resources from domestic investments in the United States to the military-industrial complex (aka […]

Desmantelar la maquinaria bélica

May 8, 2026

En este preciso momento, estamos asistiendo a un desvío sin precedentes de recursos de las inversiones nacionales en Estados Unidos hacia el complejo militar-industrial […]

Trump, el Congreso y los costos de la guerra sin fin

April 16, 2018

Donald Trump ha multiplicado las guerras de Obama, enviando más tropas, lanzando más bombas, más ataques con drones y matando a más civiles que su predecesor. Y eso incluso antes de que Trump inicie nuevas guerras propias.

Trump, Congress, and the Costs of Endless War

April 4, 2018

Donald Trump has doubled down on Obama’s wars, sending more troops, dropping more bombs, launching more drone strikes, and killing more civilians than his predecessor. And that’s even before Trump starts any new wars of his own.

Sanders describe la visión de una política exterior estadounidense progresista

October 2, 2017

En su discurso, Sanders exhortó no sólo a los bancos y las compañías petroleras, sino también a las compañías estadounidenses de armas que con demasiada frecuencia han utilizado su influencia para distorsionar la política exterior estadounidense de manera que hacen que la guerra sea más probable.

Sanders Outlines Vision of a Progressive U.S. Foreign Policy

September 27, 2017

The most unique aspect of the Sanders speech was his focus on global inequality, a glaring phenomenon that is rarely discussed by U.S. politicians. He called out not only the banks and the oil companies, but also U.S. arms companies that have too often used their influence to distort U.S. foreign policy in ways that make war more likely.

U.S. Arms Sales Are Fueling Mideast Wars

November 17, 2015

The recent surge in U.S. arms transfers to the Middle East is part of an unprecedented boom in major U.S. arms sales that has been presided over by the Obama administration.