Nick Turse

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US Special Forces in Africa

What’s the US Military Doing in Africa? What’s the US Military Doing in Africa?

If it were up to the Pentagon, we’d never find out.

Oct 26, 2022 / Nick Turse

Boy watches airstrike Yemen

These Are the Civilian Deaths You Don’t Hear About These Are the Civilian Deaths You Don’t Hear About

Until the Defense Department overhauls its air strike policies, civilians will continue to die in attacks.

Apr 27, 2022 / Nick Turse

We Live in a World of Displacement

We Live in a World of Displacement We Live in a World of Displacement

The number of people forcibly displaced by war, persecution, general violence, or human rights violations last year swelled to a staggering 84 million—a number only expected to gro...

Mar 7, 2022 / Nick Turse

Mission Accomplished

2 Decades of Military Force Got Us Nowhere 2 Decades of Military Force Got Us Nowhere

Twenty years of war, around $6 trillion, and nearly 1 million corpses later, there are now more terrorist groups than in 2001.

Jan 5, 2022 / Nick Turse

General David Petraeus retirement

It Doesn’t Pay to Be Right About America’s Wars It Doesn’t Pay to Be Right About America’s Wars

This country hates to be reminded that not everyone was duped by the domino theory.

Nov 9, 2021 / Nick Turse

Drone Strikes

Will We Remember the Victims of the Kabul Drone Strike? Will We Remember the Victims of the Kabul Drone Strike?

For 20 years, the War on Terror has brought death and destruction to countless countries. Will we remember the victims?

Sep 29, 2021 / Nick Turse

The Ghosts of ‘War Porn’ Haunt Me

The Ghosts of ‘War Porn’ Haunt Me The Ghosts of ‘War Porn’ Haunt Me

Repeated exposure to violent imagery affects even those who weren’t physically present for the photo.

Jun 11, 2021 / Nick Turse

Joe Biden

Biden Should Do What Trump Never Could: End America’s Forever Wars Biden Should Do What Trump Never Could: End America’s Forever Wars

As we near 20 years of the War on Terror, it’s time for Biden to make good on his promise to end America’s failed military crusades.

Jan 11, 2021 / Nick Turse

There Are More People Being Displaced Than Ever Before

There Are More People Being Displaced Than Ever Before There Are More People Being Displaced Than Ever Before

World War II displaced 60 million people. Today, climate change, conflicts and crises around the world have displaced nearly 80 million.

Nov 16, 2020 / Nick Turse

Hiroshima

How a News Report on Hiroshima Helped Prevent Nuclear War How a News Report on Hiroshima Helped Prevent Nuclear War

In 1946, a New Yorker report following six survivors of the Hiroshima atomic blast forced an entire country to look in the mirror.

Sep 28, 2020 / Nick Turse

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