The US Military’s Best-Kept Secret The US Military’s Best-Kept Secret

For years, American military expansion in Africa has gone largely unnoticed, thanks to a deliberate effort to keep the public in the shadows.

Nov 17, 2015 / Nick Turse

Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences

Anti-Muslim hate crimes are up, but that’s not all.

Nov 17, 2015 / John Knefel

Why Another ‘War on Terror’ Won’t Work Why Another ‘War on Terror’ Won’t Work

When we respond to terror attacks with air strikes and drone killings, we seem oblivious to the terror for which we ourselves are responsible.

Nov 17, 2015 / Mary Kaldor

There Is Only One Way to Destroy ISIS There Is Only One Way to Destroy ISIS

Neither airstrikes nor boots on the ground will do it. We must address the conditions that led to its rise, and that means ending the Syrian civil war and the regional Saudi-Irania...

Nov 16, 2015 / Yousef Munayyer

What’s the Real Story Behind the American Attack on Doctors Without Borders? What’s the Real Story Behind the American Attack on Doctors Without Borders?

The American government’s changing, contradictory account of the deadly attack on a hospital in Afghanistan has been anything but believable.

Nov 16, 2015 / Laura Gottesdiener

Is It Wrong to Mourn Paris More Deeply Than Beirut? Is It Wrong to Mourn Paris More Deeply Than Beirut?

Paris was a wake-up call for Westerners—a reminder that we usually have the luxury to ignore the costs of war, even as our governments inflict them on foreigners.

Nov 16, 2015 / Jeanne Kay

Hillary Clinton’s Best Asset Is Also Her Greatest Liability Hillary Clinton’s Best Asset Is Also Her Greatest Liability

Her answers at the Des Moines debate revealed a fluency with complicated global challenges. But can Democrats forgive her Iraq vote?

Nov 16, 2015 / Joan Walsh

How Much Does It Cost to Liberate a Country? How Much Does It Cost to Liberate a Country?

American war-making in the Middle East has represented perhaps the least effective use of funds in the history of modern warfare.

Nov 12, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

How Edward Snowden Changed Everything How Edward Snowden Changed Everything

Nov 12, 2015 / Sagiv Galai and Tekendra Parmar

Washington Appears to Reject the Opportunity to End the New Cold War With Russia Washington Appears to Reject the Opportunity to End the New Cold War With Russia

The US is rejecting Putin’s proposal to cooperate against the terrorist Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, while escalating NATO’s “exercises” against Russia in Eastern Europe.

Nov 11, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen