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Germany has responded to war in Ukraine with huge increases in defense spending, marking a new wave of militarization.
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.
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.
Watch our release of documentary short The Rifleman on the NRA. Then read an interview with filmmaker Sierra Pettengill and historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.
U.S. political elites sold the United Nations to the public as a route to global peace. In reality they wanted it as a cover for militarization.
In a world imperiled by global pandemic, it is long past time to put an end to sanctions—including new ones against Iran—and to reconstruct U.S. foreign policy around international solidarity.
Could Trump's repudiation of the Iran Deal be the beginning of the end of U.S. hegemony abroad?
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