Author Archive

Andrew J. Bacevich

Professor of history and international relations at Boston University

Andrew J. Bacevich is a professor of history and international relations at Boston University and the author of the forthcoming book America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History.
Ideas

If Ukraine Is Impeachable, What’s Afghanistan?

A misguided war that drags on inconclusively for more than 18 years is, I submit, a great crime.

  • Andrew J. Bacevich, The Atlantic
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Why are US Forces in Yemen at All?

'The truth of the matter is that America is killing people — terrorists and others — because its leaders don’t know what else to do.'

  • Andrew J. Bacevich, The Atlantic
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A Pledge for More of the Same at the Pentagon

James Mattis has no new ideas for solving America's most intractable conflicts. Neither does congress.

  • Andrew J. Bacevich, The Atlantic
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The Dangerous Myth of 'America Must Lead'

A world in which the forces of light vie against the forces of darkness, with America charged with ensuring the triumph of good over evil—that isn’t Obama’s world.

  • Andrew J. Bacevich, The Atlantic