Continental Drifters and the Nationless Nation
March 7, 2022 | The number of people forcibly displaced by war, persecution, general violence, or human-rights violations last year swelled to a staggering 84 million.
Articles by Nick Turse
For the U.S. Military, ‘Winning’ Now Means Staying at War as Long as Possible
September 5, 2018 | Kissinger once said guerrillas won by not losing. Facing a loss themselves, the military adopted the same strategy.
Global Military Deployments Have Done Nothing to Reduce the Threat of Terrorism
January 17, 2018 | U.S. Special Forces now blanket most of the world, yet terrorist groups continue to proliferate. Maybe militarism isn't the solution.
Inside the U.S. Drone War on the Islamic State
December 24, 2015 | How the Pentagon is using the "ISIS crisis" to expand its footprint in the Horn of Africa.
America’s Empire of African Bases Spreads
November 26, 2015 | The U.S. military has built an extensive archipelago of African outposts, transforming the continent into a laboratory for a new kind of war.
China, America, and a New Cold War in Africa?
August 5, 2014 | Is the conflict in South Sudan the opening salvo in the battle for a continent?
AFRICOM Goes to War on the Sly
April 15, 2014 | An AFRICOM official says the U.S. has been "at war" in Africa for over two years.
The Hagel Hearings: The Last Best Chance for the Truth About a Lost War and America’s War-Making Future
January 31, 2013 | Chuck Hagel may well be, as Mr. Obama contends, "the leader that our troops deserve." But don't the American people deserve a little honesty from that leader about the war that shaped him?
“So Many People Died”: The American System of Suffering, 1965-2014
January 8, 2013 | Nick Turse's new book uses personal portraits to reveal an often ignored commonality of U.S. wars.
The Drone That Fell From the Sky
January 3, 2012 | What a Busted Robot Airplane Tells Us About the American Empire in 2012 and Beyond