War on Terror

These Irish Antiwar Protesters Are Sick of Having the US Military in Their Country

These Irish Antiwar Protesters Are Sick of Having the US Military in Their Country These Irish Antiwar Protesters Are Sick of Having the US Military in Their Country

The influx of Syrian refugees into Europe has reinvigorated Ireland’s debate on its involvement with the war on terror.

Oct 20, 2015 / Danielle Ryan

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Never Mind the Civilian Casualties Never Mind the Civilian Casualties

Drones don’t!

Oct 20, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Can Diplomacy Put Out the Syrian Fire?

Can Diplomacy Put Out the Syrian Fire? Can Diplomacy Put Out the Syrian Fire?

It's time for international negotiations to finally begin.

Oct 19, 2015 / Jo Comerford and Mattea Kramer

Barbara Lee

Obama Just Signed a Blank Check for Endless War in Afghanistan Obama Just Signed a Blank Check for Endless War in Afghanistan

And one congresswoman is not having it.

Oct 15, 2015 / John Nichols

Marine convoy in Afghanistan

Fog of Intelligence: How the Most Expensive National Security Operation in the World Was ‘Caught Off Guard’ in Kunduz Fog of Intelligence: How the Most Expensive National Security Operation in the World Was ‘Caught Off Guard’ in Kunduz

Despite 17 agencies and 500,000 private contractors, the US intelligence community was oblivious to the Taliban’s advances in northern Afghanistan.

Oct 15, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

US Army platoon leader and Afghan National Army officer

Iraq and Afghanistan Have Officially Become Vietnam 2.0 Iraq and Afghanistan Have Officially Become Vietnam 2.0

Our policy of arming and training local militias in Vietnam was largely unsuccessful. So why are we repeating that mistake today?

Oct 13, 2015 / Andrew J. Bacevich

How Putin Adopted Obama’s Way of War

How Putin Adopted Obama’s Way of War How Putin Adopted Obama’s Way of War

The spread of the Obama Doctrine of counterinsurgency signals a new and dangerous phase of contemporary warfare.

Oct 13, 2015 / Juan Cole

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The Biggest Winners of the Arab Spring? Dictators The Biggest Winners of the Arab Spring? Dictators

While authoritarian rule appears to provide stability over the short term, it breeds discontent and affirms the idea that violence is the only way to be heard.

Oct 9, 2015 / Mohamad Bazzi

The New Cold War Is Now Being Waged on Three Fronts: Ukraine, Europe and Syria

The New Cold War Is Now Being Waged on Three Fronts: Ukraine, Europe and Syria The New Cold War Is Now Being Waged on Three Fronts: Ukraine, Europe and Syria

It need not be on any of them.

Oct 7, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

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Laurie Anderson’s Guantánamo Installation Goes Where Obama Fears to Tread Laurie Anderson’s Guantánamo Installation Goes Where Obama Fears to Tread

The US government has abdicated its role in prosecuting those responsible for torture following 9/11. It has fallen on civil society to take up the charge.

Oct 7, 2015 / John Knefel

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