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The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of
Ramstein, Germany, is the hub for America’s global drone war, from North Africa to South Asia.
Jul 7, 2016 / Norman Solomon
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The Insufficiency of Pan-Africanism as We Know It The Insufficiency of Pan-Africanism as We Know It
The fact that many people identify, however loosely, with being African doesn’t replace the need for the services that only a government can provide.
Jul 7, 2016 / Anakwa Dwamena
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The Imperative of a US-Russian Alliance vs. International Terrorism The Imperative of a US-Russian Alliance vs. International Terrorism
Terrorist organizations are the number one existential threat, not “Putin’s Russia,” and Russia is the best ally America could have in fighting them.
Jul 6, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
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ISIS Is a Symptom, Not the Cause, of the Middle East’s Disintegration ISIS Is a Symptom, Not the Cause, of the Middle East’s Disintegration
And other vital lessons the US security establishment has not learned.
Jun 28, 2016 / Patrick Cockburn
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What Is the US Military Trying to Hide About Its Missions in Africa? What Is the US Military Trying to Hide About Its Missions in Africa?
The US military has underplayed its missions in Africa by massaging its numbers in testimony to Congress.
Jun 23, 2016 / Nick Turse
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Is the US Pursuing a Rogue Policy by Waging Undeclared War Against Russia? Is the US Pursuing a Rogue Policy by Waging Undeclared War Against Russia?
Washington’s NATO buildup on Russia’s borders, its refusal to cooperate with Moscow in Syria and Ukraine, and its anti-Putin propaganda form an ominous pattern.
Jun 22, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
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The Orlando Massacre’s Moral Imperative: Don’t Propagate Hate The Orlando Massacre’s Moral Imperative: Don’t Propagate Hate
We need more wisdom and less posturing about the underlying factors—hate, guns and terrorism—rooted in this horror.
Jun 14, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Confronting the Resource Curse and Civil War in the Congo Confronting the Resource Curse and Civil War in the Congo
The depictions of Congolese humanity and pain in When Elephants Fight, a new documentary, make it necessary viewing for Westerners.
May 27, 2016 / John Knefel
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As the Oil Industry Collapses, What Will Happen to the Countries That Depend On It? As the Oil Industry Collapses, What Will Happen to the Countries That Depend On It?
The combination of low prices and high supply is likely to create some dangerous chaos in the oil heartlands of the world.
May 26, 2016 / Michael T. Klare
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The Obama Administration Just Granted Henry Kissinger a Distinguished Public Service Award The Obama Administration Just Granted Henry Kissinger a Distinguished Public Service Award
An outsized personality who has committed outsized mayhem, Kissinger eclipses his own context.
May 10, 2016 / Greg Grandin