“The U.S. has around 800 military bases outside of the nation’s borders. They’re home to hundreds of thousands of troops and family members, and, in many cases, they’re a cause of controversy.
David Vine, an associate professor of anthropology at American University, argues that we’ve become too dependent on such overseas bases — and that many of them cause serious opposition abroad. He lays out his thinking in his new book, Base Nation: How the U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World. “
Source: Do America’s Military Bases Abroad Help Or Hinder Global Security? | WGBH News