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William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung, the director of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation, is the author of How Much Are You Making on the War Daddy?--A Quick and Dirty Guide to War Profiteering in the Bush Administration (Nation Books) and a contributor to Sean Costigan and David Gold, editors, Terrornomics (Ashgate Press).

Avoiding the Toughness Trap

November 1, 2007

Candidates should rethink their commitment to outmoded security tools and veiled nuclear threats against nonnuclear states.
Exporting Instability

August 23, 2007

Mideast stability can't be promoted with arms any more than democracy can be imposed through the barrel of a gun.

2006

Needed: A New Security Plan

October 12, 2006

The failure of Bush's foreign policy should open the way for Democrats to present substantial alternatives and rethink what makes us safe. Sadly, that is not happening.
Where's 'Real Security'?

April 9, 2006

Instead of parroting the Republicans' "tough" approach to national security, Democratic candidates should distinguish themselves from the Bush Administration by, for starters, setting a date for withdrawal from Iraq.

2005

Battling the Pentagon

January 27, 2005

2004

Outsourcing Is Hell

May 20, 2004
Making Money on Terrorism

February 5, 2004

The Bush Administration's apparent motto: "Leave no defense contractor behind."

2003

Ugly Americans in Paris

July 24, 2003

The US may have won the war, but US companies are in danger of losing the peace.
Bush's Africa Agenda

July 17, 2003
Keeping Hope Alive

March 25, 2003

The antiwar movement lost the first skirmish but can still win the larger struggle to put aggressive unilateralism back in the trash bin of history.
Buying a Coalition

February 27, 2003
The New Imperialism

January 30, 2003

2002

Operation Endless Deployment

October 3, 2002

The war with Iraq is part of a larger plan for global military dominance.
War, Inc.

October 3, 2002
The Arms Lobby

June 13, 2002

The arms lobby helped to develop Bush's nuclear policy, and it stands to profit massively from its implementation.
Star Wars Unbound

March 21, 2002
Making Money on Terror

January 10, 2002

2001

New War, Old Weapons

October 11, 2001

Rarely has so much money been thrown at the Pentagon so quickly, with so little public debate.
Letters

May 17, 2001
Bush's Nuclear Revival

February 22, 2001

2000

Star Wars II: Here We Go Again

June 1, 2000
Getting Active

June 1, 2000

1999

Preventive Diplomacy

April 21, 1999

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