Affirming Somali Sovereignty
The U.S. recognition of Somalia as a sovereign and equal partner entails new responsibilities for both parties.
Drones on Their Own at Home and Abroad
Drones are becoming increasingly ubiquitous, not to mention — however artificially — intelligent.
Conn Hallinan’s 2012 “Are You Serious?” Awards
Each year Conn Hallinan awards news stories and newsmakers that fall under the category of “Are you serious?”
U.S. Using Bad Info for Drone Strikes Like It Did for Detainees
Just as it did in Afghanistan and Iraq, the CIA and U.S. military act on bad intel when designating targets for drone attacks.
Down with Drone War Silence
A hole in the ground, stained in blood, where a family once lived peacefully–is this to be the calling card of America’s counterterrorism campaign in Pakistan?
Cost of War: An Interview with Tulsi Gabbard
A no-softballs interview with the woman who will be the first Hindu member of Congress.
Attacks on First Responders Transform Criminality of Drone Strikes to Sadism
The term “double tapping” fails to do justice to a military tactic that’s arguably sociopathic.
Drones Obliterate Shades of Gray Between Militants and Civilians
Killing someone because they look like they’re “up to no good” doesn’t really pass legal muster.
Pakistan: The Real Swing State
Nearly half of Pakistanis believe they should have the right to vote in U.S. elections.
Drones: Whatever Became of U.S. Respect for International Norms Prohibiting Assassinations?
How effortlessly drones have insinuated themselves into our national narrative.
Six Global Issues The Foreign Policy Debates Won’t Touch
In the foreign policy debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, expect these issues to get short thrift.
What Went Unmentioned in the Vice Presidential Debate
Once again the drone war, militarization of U.S. policy in Africa, and Palestine all remain unmentioned.
If Drone Strikes Are “Surgical,” the U.S. Is Guilty of Military Malpractice
The U.S. use of drones in Pakistan is not only illegitimate, but less precise than advertised.
Drone on the Range
Those very same pilotless, remote-controlled, undetectable planes that the CIA has been secretly using to spy on and bomb people in Pakistan and elsewhere are headed to our local police departments.
A Rotten Cop on the Beat
When one country polices the world, who polices the police?