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
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
The ‘Crash and Burn’ Future of Drone Warfare The ‘Crash and Burn’ Future of Drone Warfare
What seventy downed drones reveal about the new American way of war.
Jan 17, 2012 / Nick Turse
The Cyber Arms Race Has Begun The Cyber Arms Race Has Begun
Governments are ramping up investment in cyberweaponry as well as cybersecurity, opening a dark new frontier.
Oct 12, 2011 / Feature / Misha Glenny
Awlaki Assassination Puts Obama Above the Law Awlaki Assassination Puts Obama Above the Law
Welcome to the Drone Empire, in which the president's executioners can kill without legal restraint.
Oct 5, 2011 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
As Obama Goes Abroad Searching for Monsters to Destroy, Ron Paul Rightly Rejects Assassinating Americans As Obama Goes Abroad Searching for Monsters to Destroy, Ron Paul Rightly Rejects Assassinating Americans
While Rick Perry hails the president's authorization of the killing of two Americans in Yemen, Paul rejects “assassinating American citizens without charges.”
Oct 1, 2011 / John Nichols
Assassinating Awlaki: Obama Can Kill Anyone He Wants To Assassinating Awlaki: Obama Can Kill Anyone He Wants To
Eliminating bad guys from the sky, even American citizens, confuses national security with a R-rated video game.
Sep 30, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Blowback in Somalia Blowback in Somalia
How US proxy wars helped create a militant Islamist threat.
Sep 7, 2011 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
The FBI’s ‘Good’ Muslims The FBI’s ‘Good’ Muslims
Community partnerships are seen as a softer counterterrorism. But who are the partners?
Aug 30, 2011 / Feature / Arun Kundnani
Behind the CIA’s Secret Somalia Operations Behind the CIA’s Secret Somalia Operations
In a secret, underground prison in Mogadishu, Somalia, prisoners have no access to due process, international organizations or anyone from the outside world.
Jul 22, 2011 / Press Room