Stories by Michael Schwartz
Michael Schwartz is a professor of sociology and faculty director of the Undergraduate College of Global Studies at Stony Brook University.
Because of the Iraqis, the glorious sounding Global War on Terror has been transformed into an endless, hopeless actual war
Posted on May 27, 2008
Close to 5 million Iraqis have fled their homes, depriving Iraq of its most precious resource.
Posted on Feb 14, 2008
According to the Bush Administration, the worse things go in Iraq, the more our military is needed; and the better they go, the more our military is needed.
Posted on Dec 5, 2007
The Congressional benchmarks we keep hearing about are almost completely beside the point. They don’t even represent the key goals of the “surge.”
Posted on Aug 2, 2007
300 Iraqis killed by Americans each day sounds like an impossible figure, but a close look at the reported numbers of violent deaths and rate of armed patrols makes it all too likely.
Posted on Jul 6, 2007
How the U.S. is working to secure Iraq's oil -- one of the most important sources of petrochemical energy on the planet -- and how the Iraqis are resisting.
Posted on May 8, 2007
Pulling out of Iraq would be an imperially momentous decision. It would mean the abandonment of more than two decades of American foreign policy in the Middle East.
Posted on Dec 14, 2006
This election's success will be measured not only by the number of seats won. Here are some other issues to ponder.
Posted on Nov 7, 2006
A short guide to understanding a flood of new Iraqi developments -- and the fate of both the American occupation and Iraqi society.
Posted on Aug 22, 2006
How the U.S. military's new strategy in Iraq guarantees massive civilian casualties, not victory.
Posted on Jan 12, 2006
Among those opposing the war, there are questions that haunt our discussions. Here are a few pointed answers.
Posted on Dec 8, 2005
Just past the two-year anniversary of the invasion, the military is under increasing pressure to replenish Army Reserves and National Guards -- without much of an idea of how to do so.
Posted on Apr 30, 2005
Why the U.S. cannot correct its military blunders in Iraq.
Posted on Mar 8, 2005
The American plan to "reconstruct" Fallujah appears more likely to turn the city into some kind of Orwellian mini-statelet of control.
Posted on Dec 18, 2004
The Bush administration's decision to launch an all-out offensive in Najaf is not motivated by military strategy, but by electoral math.
Posted on Aug 12, 2004
