How the Pentagon is using the “ISIS crisis” to expand its footprint in the Horn of Africa.
Inside the U.S. Drone War on the Islamic State
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Africa
A Roadmap for Peace in South Sudan
As the world’s youngest country enters its third year of civil war, there are new hopes for a durable peace.
How the Islamic State Is Like a Multinational Corporation
The Islamic State is pursuing a strategy of mergers and acquisitions.
Ashton Carter’s Plan to Expand U.S. Military Presence Across the Globe Even Further
As if the current 662 U.S.military bases around the world from which air strikes can be launched aren’t enough.
Seven Wrinkles in the Paris Climate Deal
Will the landmark UN climate deal mark a turning point in the fight against climate change? The devil’s in the details.
The Afars: Eritrea’s Forgotten Refugees
The Afars, a tightly knit Muslim minority in one of the most inhospitable corners of Africa, are determined to keep their home and the culture that sustains them.
No Climate Deal Is Better Than a Bad One
Without concrete, enforceable emissions targets and transition financing, the Paris climate talks will only deepen our climate crisis.
America’s Empire of African Bases Spreads
The U.S. military has built an extensive archipelago of African outposts, transforming the continent into a laboratory for a new kind of war.
Five Dead-Ends on the Road to the Paris Climate Talks
So far, UN climate change conferences have sidestepped the real business of keeping fossil fuels in the ground.
Will the Paris Climate Talks Deliver the World We Need? Not likely.
Even as governments set climate targets, they’re working hard to expand the extractive global economy with measures that could deepen the climate crisis.