The profits of war
How corporate America cashed in on the post-9/11 pentagon spending surge.
US military presence in the Middle East: The less the better
Afghanistan, the United States’ chaotic withdrawal notwithstanding, could emerge as another example of the positive impact when global interests coincide.
There’s No Business Like the Arms Business
Weapons “R” Us (But You’d Never Know It)
Inside the State Department’s weapons pipeline to Israel
Ambassador Jack Lew urged Washington to give thousands more bombs to the Israelis because they have a “decades-long proven track record” of avoiding killing civilians.
Merger mania
When, in his farewell address in 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the dangers of the “unwarranted influence” wielded by the “military-industrial complex,”...
Europe and the Middle East are both on the verge of unraveling
From Catalonia to Kurdistan, long simmering regions are clamoring for their own states. But what good is being a state anymore?
US complicit in altering UN Gaza resolution amid rising global frustration
Amidst global outcry, the U.S. significantly alters a U.N. resolution on Gaza, diminishing calls for a cease-fire and raising questions about the effectiveness of proposed humanitarian aid under continued conflict.
No more war in Europe
We believe that a joint international civic movement with an anti-war and pro-human rights stance is a necessity and commit ourselves to pursue its formation throughout Europe.
The Year Iraq Ceased to Exist: Will It Ever Again?
Most likely the Sunni Arabs will be brought back under Baghdad’s sway, but Kurdistan has disappeared except on paper. Can Iraq be put back together?
American healthcare workers demand Biden and Harris end support for Israeli assault on Gaza
As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, American healthcare workers who volunteered in Gaza urge U.S. leaders to end Israel’s assault, citing the atrocities witnessed firsthand.