Mining Resistance from Alberta to Argentina
June 15, 2022 | In Patagonia, an Indigenous community's fight against repressive mining interests mirrors struggles across the hemisphere.
Articles by Carl Conetta
Sexual Terror and Impunity in Somalia
April 1, 2015 | Somalia is plagued by sexual violence, and many of the perpetrators are foreign troops.
Anatomy of Election Fraud: Stealing the 2013 Honduran Election in Five Simple Steps
December 19, 2013 | Through vote buying and brute violence, supporters of the 2009 coup in Honduras may have stolen the 2013 election.
The Pentagon’s Runaway Budget
March 3, 2010 | Why is the United States spending more now on the military than during the Cold War?
Women & Development Aid
October 5, 2005 | Over the past 30 years, study after study by academics, development practitioners, and international agencies has demonstrated the seemingly self-evident fact that women are equal to men, and sometimes surpass men, in contributing to social and economic development.
Treaty for the Rights of Women Deserves Full U.S. Support
August 1, 2002 | As a treaty that establishes a badly needed human rights standard for the treatment of women and girls, CEDAW deserves strong U.S. backing.
Military Strategy Under Review
January 1, 1999 | The QDR is the template for the annual National Military Strategy (NMS) document and sets out guidance for regional military policy.