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Zombie war on terror
Global Crises

Beware: The Zombie War on Terror is upon us

The al-Qaida and Taliban threats are long gone but the tools and weapons we created to fight them are finding more monsters to destroy

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The unitary unilateral war on 'narco-terrorism'

This week in the Bunker: Trump shows us a third boat blown up in the Caribbean and a pox on independent Pentagon reporting

Proposed war authorization could allow Trump to target 60+ countries
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Proposed war authorization could allow Trump to target 60+ countries

An 'insanely broad' draft AUMF could provide the president with wide latitude to go after supposed 'narco-terrorists'

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Diplomacy Watch: A practical plan for a ceasefire in Ukraine

A new RAND report offers some useful suggestions for finally putting an end to the war

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Do we need a treaty on neutrality?

In an age of hybrid warfare and multipolarity, being 'neutral' is losing coherence — a redefined legal framework can preserve its value

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The roots of Trump's wars on terror trace back to 9/11

After the attacks on New York and Washington, the US built a legal framework for permanent conflict that all presidents since have systematically abused