Global Crises
War and violence isn't 'cleansing' at all
Frantz Fanon's 60-year-old post-colonial writings about the rehabilitative nature of conflict can be widely misinterpreted today
February 27, 2024
war
Military Industrial Complex
Still, we prioritize funding war over preventing it
As Congress is poised to pass a $858 billion defense budget, federal investments in conflict prevention pale in comparison.
December 13, 2022
Europe
'All Quiet on the Western Front' is horror in splendid color, but is it enough?
The latest cinematic telling of the classic story succeeds in conveying the futility of world war, even if we are about to unlearn that lesson.
November 02, 2022
Asia-Pacific
No 'Putin apologia' and certainly not new: the Old American Right on war
This is actually your great-grandfather's non-interventionist conservatism, and it is making a comeback.
March 22, 2022
Middle East
Who should I hold responsible for the death of my son in Iraq?
On this Memorial Day, let us reflect on the role 'we the people' played in our failed post-9/11 wars and the loss and damage of so many souls.
May 31, 2021
Military Industrial Complex
Generation of veterans left with ‘emptiness’ after slow end to failed war
Those who fought there say they are conflicted, angry, and sad, but knew for years that Afghanistan would never be 'won.'
May 31, 2021
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