War and Peace

Missile Strike at Al-Shati Refugee Camp Kills 10, Including 8 Children

Missile Strike at Al-Shati Refugee Camp Kills 10, Including 8 Children Missile Strike at Al-Shati Refugee Camp Kills 10, Including 8 Children

“I saw a massacre,” says one survivor, “There were heads off bodies, shoulders half torn, hands gone, chests opened.”

Jul 28, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Have Social Media Numbed Us to Images of War?

Have Social Media Numbed Us to Images of War? Have Social Media Numbed Us to Images of War?

Twitter is changing how we “bear witness” to war.

Jul 28, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan

Great War: The Insane and Familiar ‘War Madness’ of 1914

Great War: The Insane and Familiar ‘War Madness’ of 1914 Great War: The Insane and Familiar ‘War Madness’ of 1914

"About nothing does the mob forget so quickly as about war."

Jul 28, 2014 / Back Issues / Richard Kreitner

An Israeli strike over Gaza City

Five Israeli Talking Points on Gaza—Debunked Five Israeli Talking Points on Gaza—Debunked

Israel claims that it is merely exercising its right to self-defense and that Gaza is no longer occupied. Here’s what you need to know about these talking points and more.

Jul 25, 2014 / Noura Erakat

‘The Tank Shells Fell Like Rain’: Survivors of the Attack on UNRWA School Report Scenes of Carnage and Destruction

‘The Tank Shells Fell Like Rain’: Survivors of the Attack on UNRWA School Report Scenes of Carnage and Destruction ‘The Tank Shells Fell Like Rain’: Survivors of the Attack on UNRWA School Report Scenes of Carnage and Destruction

At least sixteen Palestinian refugees seeking shelter were killed, more than 200 were wounded.

Jul 25, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

What Happened—and What Didn’t Happen—with Flight MH17

What Happened—and What Didn’t Happen—with Flight MH17 What Happened—and What Didn’t Happen—with Flight MH17

In southeast Ukraine and in Russia, conspiracy theories abound.

Jul 24, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Stephen Cohen: Is a Russian-American War on the Horizon?

Stephen Cohen: Is a Russian-American War on the Horizon? Stephen Cohen: Is a Russian-American War on the Horizon?

"We are in the worst of times, except that it can get worse."

Jul 24, 2014 / Nation in the News / Stephen F. Cohen

Newborn Infants Die Without Necessary Medical Care in Gaza’s Overwhelmed Shifa Hospital

Newborn Infants Die Without Necessary Medical Care in Gaza’s Overwhelmed Shifa Hospital Newborn Infants Die Without Necessary Medical Care in Gaza’s Overwhelmed Shifa Hospital

Two weeks of conflict made crossing borders too difficult to arrange in time. They may have had a chance if they had gotten out.

Jul 24, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

The War Hawks Are Back, and They Still Sound Like Little Boys Playing With Toy Soldiers

The War Hawks Are Back, and They Still Sound Like Little Boys Playing With Toy Soldiers The War Hawks Are Back, and They Still Sound Like Little Boys Playing With Toy Soldiers

Washington’s armchair generals are salivating at the world’s current turmoil, seeing a chance to rehabilitate themselves.

Jul 23, 2014 / Blog / William Greider

How America Changed the Meaning of War

How America Changed the Meaning of War How America Changed the Meaning of War

After 9/11, the US invented a new kind of borderless, pre-emptive warfare, plunging the world into an endless cycle of violence.

Jul 22, 2014 / Jonathan Schell

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