The Pentagon’s Humanitarian Activities in Africa Are a Complete Failure The Pentagon’s Humanitarian Activities in Africa Are a Complete Failure
A new internal investigation reveals just how poorly US African Command has handled its humanitarian missions.
Sep 8, 2014 / Nick Turse
Why Are 50,000 South Sudanese Children on the Brink of Death? Why Are 50,000 South Sudanese Children on the Brink of Death?
A man-made famine in South Sudan is brutal evidence of the limits of American nation-building in Africa.
Aug 7, 2014 / Nick Turse
China, America and a New Cold War in Africa? China, America and a New Cold War in Africa?
Is the conflict in South Sudan the opening salvo in the battle for a continent?
Jul 31, 2014 / Nick Turse
How ‘Benghazi’ Birthed the New Normal in Africa How ‘Benghazi’ Birthed the New Normal in Africa
Each crisis, from Benghazi to the Boko Haram kidnappings, has provided further US justification for a military expansion that’s been underway for years.
May 15, 2014 / Nick Turse
How Not to End Violence in a War-Torn Land How Not to End Violence in a War-Torn Land
The US plan to create another armed group to inject into Libya’s fractious sea of competing militias is going forward—and is fraught with peril.
Apr 15, 2014 / Nick Turse
The US Military Has Been ‘At War’ in Africa on the Sly For Years The US Military Has Been ‘At War’ in Africa on the Sly For Years
If you want to know what US forces are doing in Africa, it helps to be connected to a large engineering or construction firm looking for business.
Apr 14, 2014 / Nick Turse
Why Is the US Military Averaging More Than a Mission a Day in Africa? Why Is the US Military Averaging More Than a Mission a Day in Africa?
The officers running secret operations there have been calling Africa "the battlefield of tomorrow, today."
Mar 27, 2014 / Nick Turse
America’s Proxy Wars in Africa America’s Proxy Wars in Africa
Almost every move Washington has made in the region has helped spread conflict and chaos, while contributing to African destabilization.
Mar 13, 2014 / Nick Turse
Misremembering America’s Wars, From Vietnam to Iraq Misremembering America’s Wars, From Vietnam to Iraq
The Pentagon’s whitewashed history of the Vietnam War provokes troubling questions about how the invasion of Iraq will one day be remembered.
Feb 18, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Nick Turse
America’s Secret War in 134 Countries America’s Secret War in 134 Countries
The deployment of US Special Operations forces is a growing form of overseas power projection.
Jan 16, 2014 / Nick Turse