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August 20, 2015
August 20, 1998: The US Bombs a Suspected Qaeda-Run Chemical Plant in Sudan
“It’s not the cigar, stupid. It’s the cruise missiles launched to cover the shame.”
Richard Kreitner
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August 7, 2015
South Sudan’s War on Women
Survivors say rape has become “just a normal thing” for women caught up in the country’s civil war.
Samer Muscati
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July 27, 2015
Ethiopia Claims a US Precedent for Its Crackdown on Journalists
Now that he’s in Addis Ababa, President Obama should call for the release of those locked up by Washington’s “war on terror” ally.
Laetitia Bader
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July 1, 2015
African Artistry and Anger at the Women’s World Cup
In a fashion both powerful and heartbreaking, the three African teams have left an indelible impression on the 2015 Women’s World Cup
Shireen Ahmed and Dave Zirin
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April 21, 2015
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.
Nick Turse
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April 14, 2015
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?
Nick Turse
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February 3, 2015
Putting Boko Haram in Context
There’s no purely military solution to the insurgency raging across northeastern Nigeria.
Ajamu Baraka and Foreign Policy In Focus
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October 21, 2014
Will the US Go to War Against Ebola?
Countering Ebola will require a whole new set of protections and priorities, which should emerge from the medical and public health communities—not the national security state.
Karen J. Greenberg
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October 9, 2014
Guess Who’s Holding Up Ebola Aid?
A Republican Senator criticized Obama’s plan because it “focuses on Africa.”
Zoë Carpenter
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September 25, 2014
Why Are We Sending Soldiers Trained for War to Respond to the Ebola Crisis?
Few would oppose a robust US response to Ebola, but the Obama administration’s deployment of 3,000 troops to Liberia comes amid a broader US-led militarization in West Africa.
Joeva Rock and Foreign Policy In Focus