Patrick Lawrence
Menu
  • Biography
  • Books
  • Q&A’s
  • Archives
    • The Nation.
    • Salon
    • Alternet
    • Asia Times
    • Consortium News
    • CounterPunch
    • Raritan
    • ScheerPost
    • The Fiscal Times
    • The Floutist
    • The Scrum
    • The Washington Quarterly
    • Elsewhere
  • Journal
  • Appearances
  • The Mail
Browse: Home » Military
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Germany Learns From the IDF

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Germany Learns From the IDF

March 2, 2026 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

The Israelis are to teach Germans how to use artificial intelligence based on the I.D.F.’s experience in Gaza, where, among other things, it used A.I. to identify targets, guide drones, and conduct remote assassinations.   A year ago this month — St….

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Serial Buffoon at the Pentagon

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Serial Buffoon at the Pentagon

February 16, 2026 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

Trump elevated outsiders without necessary experience to his cabinet to avoid the deep state subversion that was rampant during his first term. The “blob” responded by making some of them irrelevant.  Someone wondered aloud on a social media platform the…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: My Bigotry Is Better Than Yours

PATRICK LAWRENCE: My Bigotry Is Better Than Yours

November 1, 2025 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

Graham Platner, a combat veteran running a Democratic primary campaign for a Maine seat in the U.S. Senate, is getting hit with caricatures, which is the worst form of bigotry. Let’s look at him in 3-D. Jiminy Crickets. I hope…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: ‘Completely & Totally Obliterated’

PATRICK LAWRENCE: ‘Completely & Totally Obliterated’

June 23, 2025 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

The Iraq invasion and the bombing of Iran are acts of desperation — the conduct of a wounded, uncertain nation that went on the defensive when the Twin Towers went down  and history arrived on its shores. I have heard many…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: For Whom the Drones Buzz

PATRICK LAWRENCE: For Whom the Drones Buzz

June 10, 2025 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

If military drones are “revolutionizing” instruments, then wherever we are, we are in a field of battle. Those drone attacks on five Russian airfields last week were nothing if not daring. No final report from Moscow yet, but three figures’ worth of Ukrainian…

Patrick Lawrence: Germany in Crisis Part 4: Wanderers and Seekers

Patrick Lawrence: Germany in Crisis Part 4: Wanderers and Seekers

May 6, 2025 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, ScheerPost

Editor’s note: Earlier versions of this story reported Germany’s shock when Friedrich Merz initially failed to win sufficient Bundestag votes to assume office. After intense negotiations, he won back the six votes needed to declare victory. Berlin, in the meantime,…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Dialectic of the Draft

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Dialectic of the Draft

August 8, 2023 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

Americans will understand themselves less fantastically if they consider the extent to which the end of the Selective Service System a half century ago gave them permission to put their public selves to sleep. It is 50 years ago now…

Patrick Lawrence: In the Terrain of Word War III

Patrick Lawrence: In the Terrain of Word War III

September 25, 2022 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, ScheerPost

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) advanced decisively into Russian-held territory in northeastern Ukraine two weeks ago, exposing the weakness, incompetence, and cowardice of Russian soldiers and officers. The tide of this war has turned. The Russian army is on…

Government Supervised Times, Wartime Reporting, and More

Government Supervised Times, Wartime Reporting, and More

July 31, 2022 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, ScheerPost

We talk to Patrick Lawrence about Ukraine by diving deeper into his recent articles written for ScheerPost.

Foreign Policy: The Warmonger’s Game

Foreign Policy: The Warmonger’s Game

June 29, 2022 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, ScheerPost

Patrick Lawerence on rescuing foreign policy from the elites. I had a letter in the mail the other week from someone named Barry Klein, who resides in Houston. I filed it knowing I would write about it, and now I…

1 2 3 Next →

Search

Recent Pieces

  • “Iran as ‘the evil one.’” March 11, 2026
  • PATRICK LAWRENCE: Another War We’re Not Supposed to See March 10, 2026
  • “The not-to-be-forgotten.” March 10, 2026
  • “Radical trust.” March 8, 2026
  • PATRICK LAWRENCE: Germany Learns From the IDF March 2, 2026

Recent Comments

  • Mao Cheng Ji on “Europe’s latest intelligence fakes.”
  • Khan Malden on “Death to the genocide machine.”
  • Mark Miller on “Report from Donbas.”
  • Tom Jackson on PATRICK LAWRENCE: Musk & the Myth of USAID
  • George on PATRICK LAWRENCE: Blinded to Syria

Archives

About Patrick Lawrence

Writer, commentator, longtime newspaper and magazine correspondent abroad. Writes often on Europe and Asia. Published five books.

Connect

Please feel free to Contact me to arrange lectures, commissions, or reprint rights, or simply as a reader.




Sustain the work via Patreon.

Become a Patron


You can also follow me on Twitter.

Follow @thefloutist

Recent pieces

  • “Iran as ‘the evil one.’” March 11, 2026
  • PATRICK LAWRENCE: Another War We’re Not Supposed to See March 10, 2026
  • “The not-to-be-forgotten.” March 10, 2026

Publications

  • Appearances
  • Articles
    • Alternet
    • Asia Times
    • Consortium News
    • CounterPunch
    • Elsewhere
    • Independent
    • Raritan
    • Salon
    • ScheerPost
    • The Fiscal Times
    • The Floutist
    • The Nation.
    • The Scrum
    • The Washington Quarterly
  • Cú Chulainn
  • Featured
  • Uncategorized
​​This site is published in honor of Sheila and the late Chalmers Johnson.

Copyright © 2026 Patrick Lawrence. Designed by Blue Anchor Design.