Armed conflicts ethicist Adil Haque described the airstrike as “almost certainly” in violation of international law.
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Living under COVID for the past year has driven home the reality that militarization doesn’t buy security.
A new report says Erik Prince, the founder and former CEO of the mercenary firm Blackwater, violated a UN arms embargo.
U.S. pop culture’s honoring of soldiers above all others shapes and reinforces a deadly militarism.
With Democrats and Republicans now both firmly behind the Space Force, it seems there is no going back.
Let’s hope the Biden administration proves unwilling to sacrifice the planet on an altar of elusive bipartisanship.
Biden described the war, supported by both the Obama and Trump admins, as a “humanitarian and strategic catastrophe.”
Change to the military-industrial complex, if and when it comes, will have to be driven by the people.
Biden risks undermining his domestic agenda by pursuing foreign policy that could lead to costly military entanglements.
As the Biden years begin, it’s time to give some serious thought to how to demilitarize our democracy.