War and Peace

ISIL

What I Discovered From Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters What I Discovered From Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters

They’re drawn to the movement for reasons that have little to do with belief in extremist Islam.

Oct 21, 2015 / Lydia Wilson

US NATO Ukraine

Is the US Abetting World Order or Disorder? Is the US Abetting World Order or Disorder?

How the “sulking superpower” is resisting peaceful outcomes from Syria to Ukraine.

Oct 21, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

October 21, 1967: 100,000 March Against the Vietnam War

October 21, 1967: 100,000 March Against the Vietnam War October 21, 1967: 100,000 March Against the Vietnam War

“The strange thing about the confrontation of the troops and the protesters was that there seemed almost to be a rapport, partly contrived but also partly natural.”

Oct 21, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Tunisian protesters rally against the Ben Ali government.

How to Win a Nobel Peace Prize How to Win a Nobel Peace Prize

Keep the US military out of your country.

Oct 20, 2015 / Rebecca Gordon

These Irish Antiwar Protesters Are Sick of Having the US Military in Their Country

These Irish Antiwar Protesters Are Sick of Having the US Military in Their Country These Irish Antiwar Protesters Are Sick of Having the US Military in Their Country

The influx of Syrian refugees into Europe has reinvigorated Ireland’s debate on its involvement with the war on terror.

Oct 20, 2015 / Danielle Ryan

Fed-Up Refugees Are Actually Breaking Through Border Controls in the Balkans

Fed-Up Refugees Are Actually Breaking Through Border Controls in the Balkans Fed-Up Refugees Are Actually Breaking Through Border Controls in the Balkans

“Today we said ‘enough’ and decided to march.”

Oct 20, 2015 / Jesse Rosenfeld

Tom Tomorrow Toon

Never Mind the Civilian Casualties Never Mind the Civilian Casualties

Drones don’t!

Oct 20, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Can Diplomacy Put Out the Syrian Fire?

Can Diplomacy Put Out the Syrian Fire? Can Diplomacy Put Out the Syrian Fire?

It's time for international negotiations to finally begin.

Oct 19, 2015 / Jo Comerford and Mattea Kramer

Barbara Lee

Obama Just Signed a Blank Check for Endless War in Afghanistan Obama Just Signed a Blank Check for Endless War in Afghanistan

And one congresswoman is not having it.

Oct 15, 2015 / John Nichols

Marine convoy in Afghanistan

Fog of Intelligence: How the Most Expensive National Security Operation in the World Was ‘Caught Off Guard’ in Kunduz Fog of Intelligence: How the Most Expensive National Security Operation in the World Was ‘Caught Off Guard’ in Kunduz

Despite 17 agencies and 500,000 private contractors, the US intelligence community was oblivious to the Taliban’s advances in northern Afghanistan.

Oct 15, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

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