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Essays

TIME

U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a bilateral meeting, with U.S. and Ukrainian officials seated at a conference table beneath the American and Ukrainian flags.

The Biden Administration's Slow Yes

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In this TIME essay, Elliot Ackerman examines the strategic consequences of the Biden administration's gradual military support for Ukraine. He argues that delays in providing advanced weapons allowed Russia to...

Military personnel load palletized military aid onto a cargo aircraft, illustrating the large-scale logistics and international effort required to transport weapons, ammunition, and supplies to Ukraine during the ongoing war with Russia.

More Weapons, Faster for Ukraine

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In this TIME essay, Elliot Ackerman examines how battlefield initiative depends on timing as much as firepower. Drawing on military strategy and the evolving war in Ukraine, he argues that...

Afghan civilians carrying luggage and personal belongings line up on the tarmac to board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft during the evacuation from Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2021.

The Last Person Who Believes in Intervention

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In this essay for TIME, Elliot Ackerman examines Bernard-Henri Lévy's documentary The Will to See and explores the tension between internationalism and isolationism. Against the backdrop of Ukraine, Afghanistan, China,...

Police in riot gear clash with demonstrators outside the U.S. Capitol during the January 6, 2021 attack, as an American flag waves above the crowd amid shields, helmets, and pushing between law enforcement and protesters.

More January 6ths Are Inevitable

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Writing for TIME, Elliot Ackerman explores the historical parallels between the Reichstag fire and the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, arguing that future episodes of political violence are...

President Donald Trump walks with senior administration officials, military personnel, and Secret Service agents outside the White House following unrest in Washington, D.C., with the White House prominently visible in the background.

The Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal

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Writing for TIME, Elliot Ackerman examines the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, using Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller's viral video to explore military accountability, civil-military relations, and the growing...

Three U.S. Navy warships, including two aircraft carriers and an escort vessel, sail in formation across the open Pacific Ocean during a naval deployment, illustrating American maritime power and strategic operations in the Indo-Pacific region.

How the U.S. Could Sleepwalk into War

Time

Writing for TIME, Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis explore the growing strategic rivalry between the United States and China, warning that miscalculation in the South China Sea or Taiwan...

Workers board up the exterior of a downtown office building with plywood while a masked pedestrian walks past, illustrating preparations for potential civil unrest ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

American Exceptionalism and Unrest

Time

Writing for TIME, Elliot Ackerman draws on his experience advising Afghan commandos and reporting from Syria to argue that American exceptionalism can blind us to the warning signs of democratic...

A healthcare worker wearing a face shield, surgical mask, gloves, and improvised protective gown stands inside a hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Is Not a War

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Writing for TIME, Elliot Ackerman examines the ethical differences between military service and frontline medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that healthcare workers should not be viewed simply as...

U.S. Marines carrying packs and equipment walk toward a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft on a runway in Afghanistan during military operations, with the desert landscape stretching into the distance.

Imagining Peace in Afghanistan

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Writing for TIME, Elliot Ackerman reflects on his service in Iraq and Afghanistan, arguing that peace in Afghanistan depends not only on negotiations, but on the willingness of all sides...

Crowds gather in Tehran to mourn Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, with mourners holding portraits of Soleimani and banners honoring him during a public funeral procession following his death.

War With Iran Will Continue

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Writing for TIME, Elliot Ackerman argues that the death of Qassem Soleimani did not begin a new conflict with Iran, but marked another chapter in a decades-long shadow war fought...

U.S. Marines and an Army flight medic provide emergency medical care to a wounded Afghan civilian on a stretcher during combat operations in Afghanistan, highlighting the human cost of America's longest war.

Who Bears the Blame for Afghanistan?

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Writing for TIME, Elliot Ackerman reflects on the release of the Afghanistan Papers, arguing that the greatest failure of America's longest war was not simply government deception, but the public's...

Navy SEAL Chief Edward Gallagher stands in dress white uniform alongside his wife after legal proceedings, wearing his military decorations and Trident insignia.

Trump's Military Pardons

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Writing for TIME, Elliot Ackerman examines President Trump's pardons of Clint Lorance, Mathew Golsteyn, and Edward Gallagher, arguing that discipline, not impunity, gives soldiers the confidence to fight within the...

U.S. service member sleeps on a field cot beneath a camouflage blanket inside a fortified combat outpost in Afghanistan.

Bring Back the Draft

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Writing for TIME, Elliot Ackerman proposes a modern, reverse-engineered draft that would reconnect Americans to the costs of war, strengthen civic responsibility, and make it politically harder to wage endless...

Three alternate TIME magazine covers for the October 21/28, 2019 double issue, America’s Forever War, featuring young U.S. Marine recruits.

A Generation Born Into Forever War

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Writing for TIME, Elliot Ackerman visits Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island to meet recruits born after 9/11, examining what it means to volunteer for a war older than the...

Historic black-and-white photograph of the main entrance to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland during winter.

The Volunteer Who Entered Auschwitz

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Elliot Ackerman speaks with author Jack Fairweather about the extraordinary true story of Witold Pilecki, the Polish resistance fighter who deliberately entered Auschwitz to organize resistance, document Nazi atrocities, and...