Have Social Media Numbed Us to Images of War? Have Social Media Numbed Us to Images of War?
Twitter is changing how we “bear witness” to war.
Jul 28, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Great War: The Insane and Familiar ‘War Madness’ of 1914 Great War: The Insane and Familiar ‘War Madness’ of 1914
"About nothing does the mob forget so quickly as about war."
Jul 28, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner
Five Israeli Talking Points on Gaza—Debunked Five Israeli Talking Points on Gaza—Debunked
Israel claims that it is merely exercising its right to self-defense and that Gaza is no longer occupied. Here’s what you need to know about these talking points and more.
Jul 25, 2014 / Noura Erakat
‘The Tank Shells Fell Like Rain’: Survivors of the Attack on UNRWA School Report Scenes of Carnage and Destruction ‘The Tank Shells Fell Like Rain’: Survivors of the Attack on UNRWA School Report Scenes of Carnage and Destruction
At least sixteen Palestinian refugees seeking shelter were killed, more than 200 were wounded.
Jul 25, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
What Happened—and What Didn’t Happen—with Flight MH17 What Happened—and What Didn’t Happen—with Flight MH17
In southeast Ukraine and in Russia, conspiracy theories abound.
Jul 24, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Stephen Cohen: Is a Russian-American War on the Horizon? Stephen Cohen: Is a Russian-American War on the Horizon?
"We are in the worst of times, except that it can get worse."
Jul 24, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Newborn Infants Die Without Necessary Medical Care in Gaza’s Overwhelmed Shifa Hospital Newborn Infants Die Without Necessary Medical Care in Gaza’s Overwhelmed Shifa Hospital
Two weeks of conflict made crossing borders too difficult to arrange in time. They may have had a chance if they had gotten out.
Jul 24, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
The War Hawks Are Back, and They Still Sound Like Little Boys Playing With Toy Soldiers The War Hawks Are Back, and They Still Sound Like Little Boys Playing With Toy Soldiers
Washington’s armchair generals are salivating at the world’s current turmoil, seeing a chance to rehabilitate themselves.
Jul 23, 2014 / William Greider
How America Changed the Meaning of War How America Changed the Meaning of War
After 9/11, the US invented a new kind of borderless, pre-emptive warfare, plunging the world into an endless cycle of violence.
Jul 22, 2014 / Jonathan Schell
The Downing of Flight 17 Should Trigger Talks, Not More Violence The Downing of Flight 17 Should Trigger Talks, Not More Violence
The deaths of the MH17 civilians ought to be the occasion for a cease-fire and a renewal of talks.
Jul 22, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel