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What seventy downed drones reveal about the new American way of war.

When it comes to subjecting resource-rich, developing countries to American military power, President Obama is in the process of outdoing his predecessor.

How US proxy wars helped create a militant Islamist threat.

If President Saleh falls, the US will have lost a pliant partner in its “global war on terror.”

Never in memory have so many unjust or simply despicable rulers felt quite so nervous in the presence of unarmed humanity. And there has to be joy and hope in that alone.

In his new book, Robert Kaplan proposes that the
antidote to anarchy is empire, policed by soldiers holding an assault
rifle in one hand and candy bars in the other.

George W. Bush's recent tour of Africa was a series of campaign photo
opportunities dressed up as a diplomatic trip.

The war with Iraq is part of a larger plan for global military
dominance.