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An Appeal to Conscience: Opposing the Expansion of the US Drone War
The level of drone killing is soaring as drones are integrated into an air war strategy.
The US Revisits the Dark Side: Candidates Compete to Promise the Most Torture
From the look of the presidential campaign, war crimes are back on the US agenda.
After Years of Proxy War, Saudi Arabia and Iran Are Finally Squaring Up in the Open
Collapses in political order elsewhere opened up new chances to compete for influence.
Why ISIS Is in the Minor Leagues of Terror
Why we need to put security threats into perspective for 2016.
Amid Armed Oregon Standoff, Report Finds “Skyrocketing” Number of Anti-Government Militia Groups
The armed occupation of a federally owned wildlife outpost in remote Oregon has entered its fourth day.
We Refuse the War That Is Being Waged in Our Name and Demand the Lifting of the State of Emergency in France
The 2015 law significantly broadens the powers granted to the executive branch.
As Saudi Arabia Executes Sheikh al-Nimr, Will US Respond by Cutting $50 Billion in Weapons Sales?
Saudi Arabia executed Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr on Saturday along with 46 others.
Building a Foreign Policy of Creative Nonviolence
Unlike war and violence, strategic nonviolence brings lasting, peaceful results.
How False Stories of Iran Arming the Houthis Were Used to Justify War in Yemen
The totality of the evidence shows that the story of Iranian arms shipments to the Houthis is false.
How Can We Win “America’s Peace”?
A policy that favors warfare more than diplomacy will not bring peace.