David Vine

David Vine is assistant professor of anthropology at American University, in Washington, DC. He is the author of Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia (Princeton University Press, 2009). He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and Mother Jones, among other places. He is currently completing a book about the more than 1,000 US military bases located outside the United States.

The $385 Billion Military-Industrial Boondoggle You’ve Never Heard Of

The $385 Billion Military-Industrial Boondoggle You’ve Never Heard Of The $385 Billion Military-Industrial Boondoggle You’ve Never Heard Of

America's foreign bases are more staggering than ever—and, with your tax dollars, an empire of private contractors is holding them down.

May 14, 2013 / David Vine

The True Costs of Empire

The True Costs of Empire The True Costs of Empire

Why are US taxpayers still forced to pay billions of dollars for US military bases?

Dec 11, 2012 / David Vine

The Military’s New Lily-Pad Strategy The Military’s New Lily-Pad Strategy

How the Pentagon is quietly transforming its overseas base empire and creating a dangerous new way of war.

Jul 16, 2012 / David Vine

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