Survivors of Kissinger’s Secret War in Cambodia Reveal Unreported Mass Killings
Exclusive witness interviews and archival documents detail killings of hundreds of Cambodian civilians.
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How a Rare Effort to Compensate Iraqi Airstrike Victims Failed
Seven years after a U.S.-planned airstrike on Hawija killed at least 85 civilians, a token of compensation has delivered little or no help to survivors.
Biden to Pentagon: Keep the War Machine Running
The Biden administration released its first Global Posture Review, with the continuation of a Cold War stance toward China and Russia.
Pentagon Undercounts and Ignores Military Sexual Assault in Africa
New documents on sexual assault in the U.S. military reveal failures in leadership and accountability at bases in Africa.
In Just Months, the Coronavirus Has Killed More Americans Than 20 Years of War in Vietnam
An appalling milestone of death has been reached in the Covid-19 pandemic that Donald Trump has downplayed over and over again.
In West African Coronavirus Hot Spot, War Has Left 700,000 Homeless and Exposed
Burkina Faso has endured poverty, drought, hunger, and coups. Now experts fear that Covid-19 could decimate entire settlements of the country's displaced.
Why Closing the Congo-Rwanda Border Could Spread Ebola
Closing borders in the face of Ebola, experts say, is the worst possible response and only encourages unauthorized border crossings.
“We Don’t Consider You a Legitimate Journalist” — How I Got Blacklisted by the Pentagon’s Africa Command
Nick Turse has reported extensively on secretive U.S. military operations — which is apparently why Africa Command has tried to freeze him out.
Intercepted Podcast: Criminal Indictments at Home, Secret Wars Abroad
Special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s investigation heats up as Trump grants the CIA and military new kill authorities.
A Massive U.S. Drone Base Could Destabilize Niger — and May Even Be Illegal Under Its Constitution
The U.S. is building a $110 million drone base in Niger that threatens to undermine the country's economy and its fragile political system.