PEP Goes to Washington
Mary Ann McGivern and I have returned from Washington replete with new insights into the…
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The War Department: What’s in a Name?
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth like the name Department of War (DoW). It's…
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Record Pentagon Spending, Diminished Security: A $1.5 Trillion Warning
The Trump administration’s proposed $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget has drawn sharp criticism from Senator Mark…
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Congress Must Act Now: Escalation with Iran Risks War and Americans Will Pay the Price
The latest exchange between U.S. and Iranian forces in and around the Strait of Hormuz…
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Extending War Without End: The Hidden Costs of “Efficiency” in the MQ-25 Stingray
A quiet test flight over southern Illinois rarely makes national news. No explosions, no crisis—just…
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Security for Whom? The Hidden Hunger Behind Budget Cuts
There is a moment, quiet and almost invisible, when a person stands in a grocery…
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How Powerful Systems Avoid Accountability After Failure
From police violence to war spending, institutions often blame individuals while protecting the system itself.…
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Naval Blockade Signals Risky New Phase in U.S.–Iran Conflict
The Peace Economy Project is deeply alarmed by reports that the United States has announced…
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The Most Dangerous Threat Isn’t China. It’s Us.
A growing number of foreign policy analysts are beginning to say something that U.S. leaders…
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This Isn’t a Weapons Shortage. It’s a Strategy Failure.
U.S. arms shortages in Iran and Ukraine expose the risks of an overextended and undefined…