Andrew Bacevich

Andrew J. Bacevich is a professor of history and international relations at Boston University. His new book, Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War, has just been published. Get my RSS

Assassination Is the New Shock and Awe

Why the US's favorite new war strategy will only drag out the War on Terror.

Thu Feb. 23, 2012 2:30 PM PST

Is America Still the World's Leader?

How failed foreign policies, the Great Recession, the Arab Spring, and a new relationship with Europe have changed America's global role.

Mon Nov. 14, 2011 2:44 PM PST

Baseball and War, All-American Pastimes

A decade of war hasn’t done much good for the country, but it sure has been good for the Red Sox.

Thu Jul. 28, 2011 1:50 PM PDT

Post-9/11 War Fever

The US has a long history of war fever. A decade after 9/11, has our fever started to abate?

Tue Jun. 28, 2011 12:42 PM PDT

America's Trigger-Happy Foreign Policy

For three decades US presidents have blindly used force in the Middle East. Obama is no different.

Wed Apr. 13, 2011 11:59 AM PDT

Why Military Spending Remains Untouchable

Soldiers offer much-needed assurance that old-fashioned values still survive.

Fri Jan. 28, 2011 2:00 AM PST

The Long War: Year Ten in Afghanistan

Lost in the desert with the GPS on the fritz.

Thu Oct. 7, 2010 11:36 AM PDT

Bob Woodward's Washington Gossip Machine

His newest book shows a president, and a journalist, who have become prisoners of war.

Mon Sep. 27, 2010 11:07 AM PDT

The Unmaking of a Company Man

An education begun in the shadow of the Brandenburg gate.

Thu Aug. 26, 2010 11:59 AM PDT

The End of (Military) History?

A retired Army colonel turned history professor discusses the United States, Israel, and how the western way of war failed.

Thu Jul. 29, 2010 12:42 PM PDT

Whose Century Was That?

The central theme of the American Century has been one of righteousness overcoming evil—but there are problems with this triumphal storyline.

Tue Apr. 28, 2009 11:17 AM PDT

Andrew Bacevich on the Misuse of American History

On the Misuse of American History

Mon Jul. 3, 2006 12:00 AM PDT