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Global Crises

The forgotten fugitives of US forever wars

It's great when Washington can end the conflicts it starts, but on this World Refugee Day let's recall that the ensuing crises they cause are not so easily controlled

Libya's warlord is tightening his grip, with a US imprimatur
Africa

Libya's warlord is tightening his grip, with a US imprimatur

The one-time CIA asset's son sat next to an American general at this year's Flintlock exercises in Sirte

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Middle East

Set it off: How US invasion of Iraq led to chaos in Syria today

Washington torched the region and watched it burn through regime changes, Arab Spring, civil wars, and the regeneration of terror groups

Strike warfare: An American fetish and a global scourge
Military Industrial Complex

Strike warfare: An American fetish and a global scourge

A common thread through recent history is that 'hellfire from above' doesn't really work

The undeniable emptiness of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’
Global Crises

The undeniable emptiness of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’

The doctrine was always a la carte, evident in the silence of the most strident humanitarian interventionists today

Media completely ignores NATO war role in Libya chaos
Media

Media completely ignores NATO war role in Libya chaos

The 2011 intervention was a link in the chain of events leading to last month’s floods and tragedy.