The U.S. Lost a Key Ally in Southern Afghanistan. But Abdul Raziq Was No Hero.
The murdered Kandahar strongman epitomized America's failed war policy.
National Security
“Still in Solitary Over Here in Baghdad”: A Forgotten American’s 14-Year Nightmare in Iraq
Shawki Omar’s story began as an embodiment of the American Dream. Today, it shows how the so-called war on terror has turned sadistic and extralegal.
Voices
Here Is a List of Far-Right Attackers Trump Inspired. Cesar Sayoc Wasn’t the First — and Won’t Be the Last.
Trump sympathizers have beaten, shot, stabbed, run over, or bombed innocent people. The president is radicalizing a generation of angry men.
What Trump and John Bolton Don't Understand About Nuclear War
Fifty-six years ago today, on Black Saturday, the world was nearly destroyed in the Cuban missile crisis.
Making a Killing
Jamal Khashoggi's Murder Could Drive Congress to Finally End Support for Brutal Saudi War in Yemen
To help them decide whether to keep backing the war in Yemen, members of Congress are asking what the U.S. knew about plans to capture the Saudi dissident.
As FBI Whistleblower Terry Albury Faces Sentencing, His Lawyers Say He Was Motivated by Racism and Abuses at the Bureau
Terry Albury could get up to 52 months in prison for leaking FBI documents. He'd come to believe the bureau harassed and intimidated minority communities.
Why Israel's — and America's — Legal Justifications for Assassinations Don't Add Up
Former IDF lawyer Gabriella Blum explained Israel's justifications for its targeted killing program, but Noura Erakat says they have no basis in law.
Military Officials Aren’t Supposed to Associate With Hate Groups. So Why Are These Generals Speaking at Frank Gaffney’s Confab?
The military has codes of conduct that bar associating with hate groups. Frank Gaffney's Center for Security Policy is exactly that.
Government Report: "An Entire Generation" of American Weapons Is Wide Open to Hackers
Testers were easily and routinely able to take over real weapon systems using simple tools against “mission-critical cyber vulnerabilities.”
Drone Wars
Israel’s Gabriella Blum Helped Write the Laws of Drone Warfare. Nearly Two Decades Later, She Has Regrets.
Israeli lawyers counseled that targeted killings should always be the exception, never the rule. But critical checks on the practice have evaporated.