War on Terror

US Special Forces in Mali

Declassified: The Military’s Border-Busting Operations in Africa Declassified: The Military’s Border-Busting Operations in Africa

Officials say military operations in Africa are only about assisting partner nations. That’s not true.

Dec 19, 2016 / Nick Turse

Guantanamo Bay protest

What Happened to the Change We Once Believed In What Happened to the Change We Once Believed In

After two terms, Obama leaves behind a legacy of promises kept—and broken.

Dec 15, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami

John Bolton

John Bolton’s Cozy Relationship With Anti-Muslim Hate Groups Should Disqualify Him From Public Service John Bolton’s Cozy Relationship With Anti-Muslim Hate Groups Should Disqualify Him From Public Service

Trump’s likely nominee for deputy secretary of state has a long history of making enemies on both sides of the aisle—and of vouching for Islamophobic propagandists.

Dec 14, 2016 / Eli Clifton

Michael Flynn testifies

Trump’s Foreign-Policy Appointees Are Set to Provoke War With Iran Trump’s Foreign-Policy Appointees Are Set to Provoke War With Iran

Their extremism in military and intelligence affairs is unprecedented in recent US history.

Dec 14, 2016 / Bob Dreyfuss

Was Obama Silicon Valley’s President?

Was Obama Silicon Valley’s President? Was Obama Silicon Valley’s President?

The industry pinned its hopes on him early on.

Dec 13, 2016 / Feature / Siva Vaidhyanathan

Yemen Cluster Bomb

Under Obama, the United States Has Sold More Than $115 Billion in Weapons to Saudi Arabia Under Obama, the United States Has Sold More Than $115 Billion in Weapons to Saudi Arabia

And that includes cluster bombs, an explosive that’s been outlawed by 119 countries. 

Dec 12, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon

Torture Protest

President Obama Can Help Prevent Torture From Making a Comeback President Obama Can Help Prevent Torture From Making a Comeback

We need to know the whole truth about the Bush administration’s torture program.

Dec 8, 2016 / Elizabeth Holtzman

Idlib

A Letter From Rebel-Controlled Idlib, Syria A Letter From Rebel-Controlled Idlib, Syria

“Let Nusra go to hell,” says a member of the Islamic police, who are despised by the people and even by their own employees.

Dec 1, 2016 / Ammar Shawki and Roy Gutman

Sanctuary City Immigration

Lessons for the Trump Era From the Days Following 9/11 Lessons for the Trump Era From the Days Following 9/11

We’ve been here before, so let’s take stock of what we did right—and what we got wrong.

Dec 1, 2016 / Sayu Bhojwani

General David Petraeus retirement

The Only Way Trump Could Actually ‘Drain the Swamp’ The Only Way Trump Could Actually ‘Drain the Swamp’

If he was serious about overturning the Washington establishment, he’d start by ending our constant wars. 

Nov 29, 2016 / Andrew J. Bacevich

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