War and Peace

border troops string barbed wire

Sending the US Army to the Border Creates ‘a War Atmosphere’ Sending the US Army to the Border Creates ‘a War Atmosphere’

Troops will deliver anti-riot equipment to Customs and Border Protection officers, further blurring the line between military and civilian law enforcement.

Nov 14, 2018 / Ryan Harvey

Central Park Nuclear Protest

The Peace Movement Won the INF Treaty. We Must Fight to Preserve It. The Peace Movement Won the INF Treaty. We Must Fight to Preserve It.

In the 1980s, millions of antinuclear activists took to the streets, forcing Western governments to respond to our demands. We can do the same now.

Nov 14, 2018 / David Cortright

Drought

Welcome to the Life-or-Death Escape Room Welcome to the Life-or-Death Escape Room

It’s called climate change, and we’re running out of time to solve it.

Nov 13, 2018 / John Feffer

Afghanistan helicopter takes off

Long Ago, I Hurt Families Like My Own Long Ago, I Hurt Families Like My Own

Afghanistan is 7,000 miles away, but there are moments when it feels like I never left.

Nov 13, 2018 / Rory Fanning

US soldier Mosul

Why Liberal Hegemony? Why Liberal Hegemony?

Three new books make the case against a failed grand strategy.

Nov 12, 2018 / James Carden

Mattis and Nicholson

The Pentagon’s Best Skill Is Rewriting the Past The Pentagon’s Best Skill Is Rewriting the Past

A new war-commemoration website is a perfect example.

Nov 8, 2018 / Arnold Isaacs

Ethiopian and Eritrean Presidents

Ethiopia and Eritrea Need Their Peace Ethiopia and Eritrea Need Their Peace

Ethiopia and Eritrea began a spectacular rapprochement this summer, and stability in the Horn of Africa depends on its lasting.

Nov 8, 2018 / Gérard Prunier

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Letters From the December 3-10, 2018, Issue Letters From the December 3-10, 2018, Issue

This is what heroism looks like… Lost in translation… Humph!…

Nov 8, 2018 / Our Readers

The Fate of the Earth Depends on Women

The Fate of the Earth Depends on Women The Fate of the Earth Depends on Women

How a feminist foreign policy can save us from nuclear weapons.

Nov 8, 2018 / Feature / Beatrice Fihn

Beatrice Fihn

Together We Shall Save Our Planet: A Q&A With Beatrice Fihn Together We Shall Save Our Planet: A Q&A With Beatrice Fihn

The executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons explains the movement to ban the bomb.

Nov 8, 2018 / Q&A / Eric Schlosser

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