Ukraine’s ‘Full-Fledged Economic Meltdown’ Ukraine’s ‘Full-Fledged Economic Meltdown’
Obstacles to détente in the Ukraine crisis and predictions for the country's uncertain economic future.
May 28, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
How Private Contractors Have Created a Shadow NSA How Private Contractors Have Created a Shadow NSA
A new cybersecurity elite moves between government and private practice, taking state secrets with them.
May 27, 2015 / Feature / Tim Shorrock
Here Are the Navy’s Plans to Bomb the Arctic Here Are the Navy’s Plans to Bomb the Arctic
The waters of the Gulf of Alaska are some of the most pristine in the world. That will change next month.
May 21, 2015 / Dahr Jamail
How Did 3 American Commandos and 3 Moroccan Women End Up Dead at the Bottom of the Niger River? How Did 3 American Commandos and 3 Moroccan Women End Up Dead at the Bottom of the Niger River?
Inside the shadowy operations of the US Africa Command.
Apr 21, 2015 / Nick Turse
The US Carried Out 674 Military Operations in Africa Last Year. Did You Hear About Any of Them? The US Carried Out 674 Military Operations in Africa Last Year. Did You Hear About Any of Them?
The US military publicly insists its presence in Africa is negligible. Is that why they call it an American “battlefield” behind closed doors?
Apr 14, 2015 / Nick Turse
How Drones Turned American Wars Into Manhunts and Humans Into Prey How Drones Turned American Wars Into Manhunts and Humans Into Prey
The remote-controlled hunting of human beings has become standard practice in American warfare.
Apr 7, 2015 / Grégoire Chamayou
US Soldiers and Contractors Accused of Sexually Abusing Children in Colombia Between 2003 and 2007 US Soldiers and Contractors Accused of Sexually Abusing Children in Colombia Between 2003 and 2007
What the media don’t cover when Colombian women are raped by members of the US military.
Apr 7, 2015 / Greg Grandin
How to Create an Afghan Blackwater How to Create an Afghan Blackwater
How an American fantasy conflict created disaster in Afghanistan.
Apr 6, 2015 / Anand Gopal
Will the United States Become a Footnote in Afghanistan’s History? Will the United States Become a Footnote in Afghanistan’s History?
In the new politics of Afghanistan, the Obama administration finds itself being reduced to the status of bystander.
Mar 31, 2015 / Dilip Hiro
Can the United States Own Up to Its War Crimes During the Korean War? Can the United States Own Up to Its War Crimes During the Korean War?
An American journalist uncovers some ugly truths about the “forgotten war.”
Mar 30, 2015 / Tim Shorrock