Did Anyone Notice the US Military Bombed Somalia?
“The United States is no longer at war,” President Joe Biden proudly declared to the UN General Assembly at the end of September 2022. It seems as if US boots on the ground is the…
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Kate Kizer
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Kate Kizer is a leading progressive foreign policy strategist and legislative advocate. Kate was most recently the Policy Director at Win Without War, where she was a key leader in the fights to stop Trump's worst national security impulses, and to push Democrats to adopt bold alternatives. At the forefront of the legislative strategy and grassroots organizing of the recent war powers and weapons sales fights in Congress, Kate's work has helped lay the foundation for future transformational change in U.S. foreign policy. Follow her work on Twitter @KateKizer.
Where the Rubber Meets the Road in Saudi Arabia
Accountability should be a centerpiece of the US relationship with Saudi Arabia moving forward. Of course, the writing is already on the wall. The administration is unlikely to prioritize…
Letting Accountability Dictate the US-Saudi Relationship
The backlash in the United States from OPEC+’s decision to cut oil production last week was swift. Given Saudi Arabia’s reportedly decisive role in pushing the decision, members of…
Seeking Accountability for Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing
President Joe Biden returned from the Middle East with little to show except for a declaration that the use of force against Iran is on the table along with a new arms sale to the regime…
National Security for Sale
I was not alone in my shock that the FBI seized electronic data allegedly revealing former four-star General John Allen as a foreign agent. He secretly lobbied on behalf of the monarchy in…
Why Are US Troops Going to Somalia?
As have presidents before him, President Joe Biden quietly expanded the United States’ endless wars once again this month. Despite having spent the entire presidential campaign — and…
Deal or No (Iran) Deal
Few progressive foreign policy priorities have been proven more correct, visionary, and critical to global security than the Iran anti-nuclear deal. But, unfortunately, Donald Trump’s…
Washington’s Reversion to Meekness
Like President Donald Trump before him, President Joe Biden has dialed Gulf dictators for help stabilizing gas prices in an election year. Unlike Trump, however, Biden appears unlikely to…
American Fans of Putin
An imperial army invaded a neighboring state less than a week ago under the absurd farce of “denazification.” Ukraine’s actual “crime”? Its people leading two pro-democracy…
Biden’s Neo-Colonial Afghanistan Policy
What unites every single House Republican and 44 House Democrats? Opposition to simply studying the implications of the US government’s decision to pick the pockets of an entire nation,…