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War and PeaceOctober 29, 2019
It’s Only Been 30 Years Since the End of the Cold War—Why Are We Starting a New One?
What can the fall of the Berlin Wall teach us at a time when democracy is in retreat, predatory capitalism is on the rise, and a new arms race is ramping up?James Carroll
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US Wars and Military ActionMay 29, 2019
The Regrets of a Former Anti-War Protester
As the Trump administration rattles its sabers at Tehran, author James Carroll recounts an abandoned plot to protest the Vietnam War.
James Carroll
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Nuclear Arms and ProliferationFebruary 12, 2019
The World’s Most Dangerous Nuclear Weapon Just Rolled Off the Assembly Line
With the creation of a new “mini-nuke” warhead, the US is making nuclear war all the more probable.
James Carroll
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November 5, 2018
Donald Trump’s Ignorance Has Us Headed Straight for the Second Nuclear Age
There’s good reason to be concerned.
James Carroll
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War on TerrorMarch 8, 2018
Donald Trump Is on a Crusade
But if you think the malevolence of this period began with him, think again.
James Carroll
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PoliticsDecember 11, 2014
Why President Obama Needs to Revive His Pledge for a Nuclear-Free World
Obama was once a strong voice for nuclear abolition. What happened?
James Carroll
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WorldMarch 8, 2011
Where Did All the Fatwas Go?
After two months of world-historic protest and rebellion in streets and squares across the Arab world, Americans are seeing Arabs and Muslims as if for the first time, and we are, despite ourselves, impressed and moved.
James Carroll
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ReligionMay 14, 2009
Inside the Obama-Notre Dame Debate
Will Roman Catholicism be swept into the rising tide of religious fundamentalism?
James Carroll
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HistorySeptember 2, 2004
The Bush Crusade
Sacred violence, again unleashed in 2001, could prove as destructive as in 1096.
James Carroll