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Nation BuildingNovember 15, 2012
The Secret Nation-Building Boom of the Obama Years
As the infrastructure of many U.S. cities crumbles, the Pentagon continues to pump over a billion dollars into military bases throughout the Middle East.
Nick Turse
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Foreign PolicyOctober 25, 2012
The Failure of the Obama Doctrine
The US empire is a lesson in how not to change a changing world.
Nick Turse
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Foreign PolicySeptember 4, 2012
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Foreign PolicyAugust 9, 2012
Washington Puts Its Money on Proxy War
The election year outsourcing that no one is talking about.
Nick Turse
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Foreign PolicyJuly 26, 2012
The Nature of the US Military Presence in Africa
An exchange between Colonel Tom Davis and TomDispatch Associate Editor Nick Turse about military involvement in Africa.
Nick Turse
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Foreign PolicyJuly 12, 2012
Obama’s Scramble for Africa
Secret wars, secret bases and the Pentagon’s “new spice route” in Africa.
Nick Turse
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Arms SpendingJune 14, 2012
The New Obama Doctrine
Obama's plan for global war uses a variety of extra-legal methods including drones, civilian and proxy fighters, and cyber warfare.
Nick Turse
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US Wars and Military ActionMay 31, 2012
A Drone-Eat-Drone World
Its ‘roadmap’ in tatters, the Pentagon takes a detour to Terminator Planet.
Nick Turse
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US Wars and Military ActionApril 24, 2012
Wars of Attrition from Vietnam to Afghanistan
The U.S. military is stuck in a four-decade rut.
Nick Turse
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US Wars and Military ActionFebruary 28, 2012
Fanning the Flames in Afghanistan
How US (in)actions have all but ensured a failed end to its presence in Afghanistan.
Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse