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War & Peace
Putting Out the Syrian Fire: Can Diplomacy Do What War Couldn’t?
Diplomacy offers a potential path to a different history, a path away from ceaseless violence.
How to Be Eternally “Caught Off Guard” in the Greater Middle East
The national security state and the military seem to have created an un-intelligence system.
US-Sponsored Carnage in Yemen Continues
The military intervention in Yemen has caused a bloodbath and created a humanitarian disaster.
President Obama Won’t Withdraw All US Troops From Afghanistan
The US will keep 9,800 service members in Afghanistan through most of next year.
Whistleblower Leaks Trove of Documents on Drones and Obama’s Assassination Program
Newly leaked government documents have provided an unprecedented window into the secret US drone assassination program.
On Building Armies (and Watching Them Fail)
Andrew Bacevich traces the sorry history of US nation- and army-building from the battlefields of Vietnam to the festering wars of today.
WikiLeaks Reveals How the US Aggressively Pursued Regime Change in Syria, Igniting a Bloodbath
Knowing that the US never really abandoned a regime-change policy in Syria informs our understanding of US military intervention in Syria today.
Disaster Capitalism From the Migrant Crisis to Afghanistan and Haiti
When disaster strikes, who profits?
US Attack on Doctors Without Borders Hospital Reveals Widespread Lack of Accountability
Accountability for the US attack on the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, killing at least 22 people is likely to be elusive.
US Military Changes Its Account of Afghanistan Hospital Bombing
The US military said that Afghan forces initiated a request for an airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders hospital.