War and Peace

Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs

Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs

Amid a delayed election and a horrific Boko Haram insurgency, Nigerian women and girls are increasingly becoming targets—and tools—of violence.

Mar 11, 2015 / Krista Walton Potter, Anna Tenuta, and Foreign Policy In Focus

Meet Tom Cotton, the Senator Behind the Republicans’ Letter to Iran

Meet Tom Cotton, the Senator Behind the Republicans’ Letter to Iran Meet Tom Cotton, the Senator Behind the Republicans’ Letter to Iran

This isn’t the first outlandish stunt Cotton has pulled.

Mar 10, 2015 / Ali Gharib

Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the American War State

Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the American War State Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the American War State

For the daughter of two radical pacifists, antiwar advocacy runs in the family.

Mar 10, 2015 / Frida Berrigan

Behind Every Bad War of the Past Century Stands a Bad ‘Policy Intellectual’

Behind Every Bad War of the Past Century Stands a Bad ‘Policy Intellectual’ Behind Every Bad War of the Past Century Stands a Bad ‘Policy Intellectual’

These well-dressed Washington think-tankers love nothing more than an invasion.

Mar 9, 2015 / Andrew J. Bacevich

The Islamic State’s Atrocities—and Ours

The Islamic State’s Atrocities—and Ours The Islamic State’s Atrocities—and Ours

It’s tempting to call ISIS “medieval” murderers. But from mass murder to drone strikes, atrocity is very much a part of our modern experience.

Mar 5, 2015 / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus

Libya’s Humanitarian Catastrophe

Libya’s Humanitarian Catastrophe Libya’s Humanitarian Catastrophe

With growing food, fuel and power shortages, civilians struggle to survive in a country torn apart by warring militias.

Mar 5, 2015 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

American Drone Operators Are Quitting in Record Numbers

American Drone Operators Are Quitting in Record Numbers American Drone Operators Are Quitting in Record Numbers

An internal Air Force memo reveals that the US military’s drone wars are in major trouble.

Mar 5, 2015 / Pratap Chatterjee

If America Wants to End Terrorism, It Has to Start With Its Own

If America Wants to End Terrorism, It Has to Start With Its Own If America Wants to End Terrorism, It Has to Start With Its Own

American airpower has blown away eight wedding parties in three different countries—and we call ourselves the leaders of the global war on terror.

Mar 2, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

Gaza’s Natural Gas Deposits Could Easily Spark a Full-Fledged Resource War

Gaza’s Natural Gas Deposits Could Easily Spark a Full-Fledged Resource War Gaza’s Natural Gas Deposits Could Easily Spark a Full-Fledged Resource War

The first quarter-century of crisis over eastern Mediterranean natural gas has been nothing but prelude.

Feb 26, 2015 / Michael Schwartz

Report From the Front: Libya’s Descent Into Chaos

Report From the Front: Libya’s Descent Into Chaos Report From the Front: Libya’s Descent Into Chaos

As ignorant armies clash by night, civilians bear the brunt of a collapsing economy.

Feb 25, 2015 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

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