‘Losing’ the World, Part One ‘Losing’ the World, Part One
American decline, from a historical perspective.
Feb 14, 2012 / Noam Chomsky
450 Bases and Counting 450 Bases and Counting
The Pentagon’s Afghan basing plans for prisons, drones and black ops.
Feb 13, 2012 / Nick Turse
Are We on the Brink of War With Iran? Are We on the Brink of War With Iran?
Obama’s abandonment of patient diplomacy—combined with Israel’s bellicose demands—has pushed us dangerously close to conflict.
Feb 8, 2012 / Trita Parsi
A Brief History of Drones A Brief History of Drones
With the invention of drones, we crossed into a new frontier: killing that’s risk-free, remote, and detached from human cues.
Feb 7, 2012 / Feature / John Sifton
Voices of Conscience in Israel Voices of Conscience in Israel
Why do patriotic members of an elite combat unit refuse to serve in the occupied territories?
Feb 7, 2012 / Feature / Eyal Press
The United States Should Stay Out of Syria The United States Should Stay Out of Syria
Backing one side in a Syrian civil war? Not a good idea.
Feb 6, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Kicking Down the World’s Door Kicking Down the World’s Door
How drones, special operations forces and the US Navy plan to end national sovereignty as we know it.
Feb 6, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
No Exit in the Persian Gulf? No Exit in the Persian Gulf?
Why closing the Strait of Hormuz could ignite a war and a global depression.
Jan 31, 2012 / Michael T. Klare
America’s Double Standards for Iran America’s Double Standards for Iran
What if the role of the new US special operations team at work near Iran were reversed?
Jan 30, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Jeremy Scahill: Obama the Hawk Jeremy Scahill: Obama the Hawk
The Obama administration's alternatives to large-scale military operations are, in some ways, far more drastic and dangerous for US interests around the globe.
Jan 27, 2012 / Francis Reynolds