Drones

“The US may be pulling out most troops, but the conflict in Afghanistan continues, and so does the US debt to that nation.”

High-tech solutions to low-tech border crossings yield few results.

Obama has not ignored King's anti-war legacy. On the contrary, the president has gone out of his way to distort and belittle it.

The mainstream press regards Julian Assange as neither whistleblower nor journalist, says law professor Jonathan Turley. And his defiance of category has been his downfall.

Accepting and perpetuating the narrative of climate security through a national security framework, opens new and dangerous doors for the national security state.

If Obama thinks John Brennan is a good choice to head the CIA and secure America, he should contemplate the tragic deaths of victims like 16-year-old Tariq Aziz, and …

Tom Hayden looks at the questionable legal backing and strategic justifications for the US drone assassination program.

The question of whether a sacrifice has been worth the effort often remains an open question for a very long time.

David Vine decided to make sense of what garrisoning the planet means to our pocketbooks.

Michael Ratner: Rules would allow him to kill extra-judicially anyone considered an enemy combatant anywhere.