Truthout
War
![The New Cold War: The United States, Russia and China](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/SEG2-Achcar-US-NATO-Drills-2-400x300.jpg)
A New Cold War Between US, Russia and China Began in 1999, Says Gilbert Achcar
He says the U.S. squandered opportunities to pursue long-term peace in the ‘90s and instead made “opposite choices.”
![a begging man sits on the sidwalk behind a cardboard sign reading "DESERT STORM VET TRYING TO GET HOME!!"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0612-homeless-vet-400x300.jpg)
Many of Us Feel the Painful Results of the US’s Wars, Whether We Know It or Not
From the debt ceiling to crumbling infrastructure to militarized police, a major culprit is the “war on terror.”
![A Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to make an arrested landing on the USS Nimitz in the South China Sea, April 18, 2023, during routine operations.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_0530-fighter-jet-400x300.jpg)
How Do We Push Back Against the US Warfare State?
Our own silence in many ways represents the most powerful propaganda of all, says Norman Solomon.
![Sudan Death Toll Grows as Supplies of Food, Water, Medicine and Power Dwindle](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/SEG1-Sudan-War-4-400x300.jpg)
Sudan Death Toll Grows Amid “Near-Total Collapse” of Essential Daily Necessities
“It’s not so much a civil war, but essentially a fight to the death between two generals,” says Khalid Mustafa Medani.
![People walk along a street as smoke billows above buildings in Sudan](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1251888578-400x300.jpg)
Human Rights Groups Urge Ceasefire as Dozens Killed in Sudan
Fighting between the Sudanese military and a paramilitary group left dozens dead and hundreds injured over the weekend.
![Iraqi Writers Reflect on US Invasion 20 Years Later](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/BUSH-NYT-Orders-Start-of-War-400x300.jpg)
Iraqi Writers Reflect on US Invasion 20 Years Later
Sinan Antoon and Feurat Alani look back at how the unprovoked U.S. invasion devastated Iraq.
![President Joe Biden speaks in the South Court Auditorium at the White House complex on February 16, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/2023_0316-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
Biden Announces Support for Senate’s Iraq War Authorization Repeal
The AUMFs have long been used as justification for further military action even after the U.S.’s supposed withdrawal.
![Historian Alfred McCoy: As Tensions Rise over Taiwan, U.S. & China Edging Ever Closer to War](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/seg1-Mccoy-Xi-Biden-400x300.jpg)
The US and China Edge Closer to War as Tensions Rise Over Taiwan
Alfred McCoy, a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses the latest developments.
![One Year After Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Much of Africa Remains Neutral](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/seg3-ukraine-africa-400x300.jpg)
One Year After Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Much of Africa Remains Neutral
Memories of Africa as a conflict zone during the Cold War influence neutrality, says Kenyan writer Nanjala Nyabola.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference at the Palace of Independence on December 19, 2022, in Minsk, Belarus.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0221-vladimir-putin-400x300.jpg)
Putin Suspends Russia’s Participation in Nuclear Treaty With US
Nonproliferation advocates responded with alarm amid fears of a broader — and possibly nuclear — conflict.