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Articles tagged with war-and-national-security
In the high-tech culture of Tel Aviv, military-grade spying on civilians has become just another office job.
Tactical critiques of the war’s conduct are a distraction from U.S. imperialism.
Historian Samuel Moyn contends that efforts to conduct war humanely have only perpetuated it. But the solution must lie in politics, not a sacrifice of human rights.
Drone attacks were sold to the American people as a way to limit U.S. involvement in Pakistan. In reality, U.S. empire has only continued to exert influence.
Far from a relic of the past, September 11 continues to normalize previously unimaginable forms of state-sanctioned barbarity.
The U.S. occupation of Afghanistan sacrificed politics—the only viable route to peace—for massive corruption and violence.
From drone strikes to counterinsurgency efforts, the work of the late historian Nasser Hussain highlights the importance of understanding the mechanics of the War on Terror, not just its effects.
While Japanese and U.S. officials celebrate a demilitatization in the pacific islands, Okinawans protest persistent military colonialism.
Seventy years after the civil preparedness film Duck and Cover, it is long past time to reckon with the way white supremacy shaped U.S. nuclear defense efforts during the Cold War.
The country has manipulated rules of engagement to serve its colonialist project in Palestine. Legal scholars must face this fact head on.
