Obama’s Reset: Arab Spring or Same Old Thing? Obama’s Reset: Arab Spring or Same Old Thing?
How the President and the Pentagon prop up both Middle Eastern despots and American arms dealers.
May 17, 2011 / Nick Turse
Is US Aid Suppressing Yemen’s Freedom Struggle? Is US Aid Suppressing Yemen’s Freedom Struggle?
The increased use of military helicopters to crack down on demonstrators in Yemen begs the question: Are any of these helicopters part of a recent aid package from the Obama admin...
Apr 28, 2011 / Nick Turse
How the Tiny Kingdom of Bahrain Strong-Armed the President of the United States How the Tiny Kingdom of Bahrain Strong-Armed the President of the United States
Just how American bullets make their way into Bahraini guns, into weapons used by troops suppressing pro-democracy protesters, opens a wider window into the shadowy relationships b...
Mar 15, 2011 / Nick Turse
Future Weapons, Future Wars and the New Arms Race Future Weapons, Future Wars and the New Arms Race
High-powered magnets, guided bullets and high-flying drones are all part of the Pentagon’s battlefield vision of tomorrow’s tomorrow.
Feb 1, 2011 / Nick Turse
America’s Empire of Bases 2.0 America’s Empire of Bases 2.0
How many military bases does the US really have around the globe?
Jan 10, 2011 / Nick Turse
Off-Base America Off-Base America
As prospects dim in Iraq, the Pentagon digs in deeper around the Middle East.
Nov 17, 2010 / Nick Turse
Digging in for the Long Haul in Afghanistan Digging in for the Long Haul in Afghanistan
How permanent are America's Afghan military bases?
Oct 21, 2010 / Nick Turse
Publish or Perish Publish or Perish
The military may not be winning the Afghan War, but it is winning the Afghan publishing wars at home, with a striking percentage of books on the war Pentagon-influenced or simply P...
Oct 14, 2010 / Nick Turse
The ‘American Way of War’ Quiz The ‘American Way of War’ Quiz
To weigh your skills, take the eleven-question pop quiz below, and see if you deserve to be a four-star general, a gun-totin’ mercenary or a mere private.
Sep 14, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse
Afghanistan on Life Support Afghanistan on Life Support
The American war and Afghanistan’s civilians.
Sep 13, 2010 / Nick Turse