William D. Hartung

Given the known human costs of unbridled arms trafficking, however, such a presidency would also ensure that whatever tomorrow finally arrived would prove far worse than today, unless of course you happen to be a major U.S. arms maker. William D. Hartung, a TomDispatch regular, is the director of the ...

This week's presidential election in Egypt offers an opportunity to rethink the amount and purpose of U.S. military aid to that nation, which has totaled over $40 billion since the signing of the Camp David peace accords in 1979. Is U.S. aid helping Egypt to effectively combat a growing terrorist threat while ...

F-35 Sale to Taiwan Not Worth the 'Risk,' Experts Warn // Marcus Weisgerber: As the Trump administration takes an aggressive stance on China, senators push an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter deal with Taiwan. Arms Sales Decisions Shouldn't Be About Jobs // William D. Hartung of the Center for International ...

The appointment of uber-hawk John Bolton as Donald Trump's national security advisor has understandably sparked concerns among groups on the center-left who rightly fear that it raises the prospects for war against Iran, North Korea, or some enemy yet to be imagined. But the more interesting question ...

Last week, even as the Senate was debating whether to end U.S. support for Saudi Arabia's brutal war in Yemen, Donald Trump was meeting in the White House with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, engaging in one of his favorite activities – bragging about the U.S. jobs generated by foreign ...

William D. Hartung, director of the arms and security project at the Center for International Policy, a left-leaning think tank in Washington, said the cost and performance problems with programs like the F-35 and KC-46 are notorious and shouldn't be overlooked. “If the President wanted to talk about waste he ...

by Seth Binder and William D. Hartung This week's presidential election in Egypt offers an opportunity to rethink the amount and purpose of U.S. military ... by William D. Hartung The appointment of uber-hawk John Bolton as Donald Trump's national security advisor has understandably sparked concerns ...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman—popularly referred to as MbS—will be in Washington next week to kick off a two-week U.S. public-relations tour designed to solidify his image as a reformer and seek investments in his ambitious reform plan for the Saudi economy. Given his aggressive foreign ...

By William D. Hartung. Imagine for a moment a scheme in which American taxpayers were taken to the cleaners to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars and there was barely a hint of criticism or outrage. Imagine as well that the White House and a majority of the politicians in Washington, no matter the ...

Putting the Pentagon's Pennies in Perspective // Ben Freeman and William D. Hartung: $80 billion is a lot of money. And that's just the “modest” increase on this year's defense budget. Don't Waste the New US Water-Security Strategy // David Reed: President Trump should order the inclusion of water issues ...

By Ben Freeman Read bio; William D. Hartung Read bio. February 17, 2018. Topics. Commentary · Defense Budget. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Emily Johnston. AA Font size + Print. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11 fly in close formation during a flight ...

The budget raises federal spending on defense to one of its highest levels since World War II, said William D. Hartung, an author and director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy. Defense spending will rise to $700 billion in 2018 and $716 billion in 2019. In addition, the ...

As the president doubles down on wars abroad, companies like Boeing stand to reap billions. By William D. Hartung. January 11, 2018. fb; tw; mail; Print; msg; wa; sms. Trump Andrews Air Force Base. President Trump at Andrews Air Force Base on July 22, 2017. (AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster). EDITOR'S NOTE: This article ...

By William D. Hartung. November 14, 2017. fb; tw; mail; Print; msg; wa; sms. A military aide, carrying the “football” containing launch codes for nuclear weapons, accompanies President Donald Trump onto Marine One on February 3, 2017. (Reuters / Kevin Lamarque). EDITOR'S NOTE: This article originally appeared at ...

By William D. Hartung. October 10, 2017. fb; tw; mail; Print; msg; wa; sms. The Pentagon. (David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0). EDITOR'S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com.

At this point, it's no great surprise when Donald Trump walks away from past statements in service to some impulse of the moment. Nowhere, however, has such a shift been more extreme or its potential consequences more dangerous than in his sudden love affair with the Saudi royal family. It could in the ...

There's Less than Meets the Eye in Trump's Saudi Arms Deal. U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with leaders at the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit. By William D. Hartung Read bio. May 22, 2017. Topics. Commentary · Middle East · White House. Evan Vucci/AP. AA Font size + Print. U.S. President ...

The Trump administration on Thursday provided an outline of its first budget, a proposal that will dramatically reshape how the United States spends money on national security and defense. There is no question that the United States' security spending patterns need to be rebalanced to better address ...