How Many Wars Is the US Really Fighting? How Many Wars Is the US Really Fighting?
Hint: the answer is way more than you think.
Sep 24, 2015 / Nick Turse
How Two Peace Activists Wound Up on the Government’s No-Fly List How Two Peace Activists Wound Up on the Government’s No-Fly List
When it comes to national security, the government has given up pretending that it has to obey the law.
Sep 21, 2015 / Rebecca Gordon
The United States Probably Has More Foreign Military Bases Than Any Other People, Nation, or Empire in History The United States Probably Has More Foreign Military Bases Than Any Other People, Nation, or Empire in History
And it’s doing us more harm than good.
Sep 14, 2015 / David Vine
The United States Is Training Militaries With Dubious Human Rights Records—Again The United States Is Training Militaries With Dubious Human Rights Records—Again
American special forces are still conducting training for some of Africa’s most notorious paramilitaries.
Sep 10, 2015 / Nick Turse
Has Russia Been Right All Along About the ‘Arab Spring’? Has Russia Been Right All Along About the ‘Arab Spring’?
If so, why is Washington opposed to Moscow’s help in the war against ISIS?
Sep 9, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
14 Years After 9/11, the War on Terror Is Accomplishing Everything bin Laden Hoped It Would 14 Years After 9/11, the War on Terror Is Accomplishing Everything bin Laden Hoped It Would
Al Qaeda goaded us into doing what it had neither the resources nor the ability to do.
Sep 8, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
US Special Forces May Have Gone On a Murder Spree in Afghanistan—Did the Army Cover It Up? US Special Forces May Have Gone On a Murder Spree in Afghanistan—Did the Army Cover It Up?
Exclusive video: “I saw with my own eyes that they killed people.”
Sep 2, 2015 / Matthieu Aikins
Bibi vs. Barack: Who Owns US Foreign Policy? Bibi vs. Barack: Who Owns US Foreign Policy?
The neocons are staging a comeback, fighting Obama’s Iran nuke deal along with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Aug 27, 2015 / William Greider
The Civilian Toll From the War Against ISIS Is Unacceptable. Why Isn’t the Press Covering It? The Civilian Toll From the War Against ISIS Is Unacceptable. Why Isn’t the Press Covering It?
The US-led bombing campaign has killed hundreds, according to one comprehensive report. The Pentagon admits to two.
Aug 25, 2015 / Sara Rathod
The Danger of ‘Foreign Policy by Bumper Sticker’ The Danger of ‘Foreign Policy by Bumper Sticker’
The GOP’s paranoia and hubris promises yet another self-inflicted foreign policy disaster.
Aug 25, 2015 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel