Drones are a growth industry with, aside from the U.S., states such as Israel, Britain, Sweden, Iran, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, and even Lebanon in possession of the more lethal varieties.
Pandora and the Drones
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Africa
Economics by Other Means: War, Poverty, and Conflict Minerals in Africa
With support from Moscow, Washington, and the former imperial capitals no longer assured, armed groups in Africa now compete for riches in diamond mines, gold pits, oil wells, and rare earth deposits.
Somalia’s Failure: A Broken System or Lousy Leaders?
Somalia’s power-sharing system has failed.
The M23 Surrenders: A Pyrrhic Victory in Eastern Congo
Given the roots of the ongoing conflict in North Kivu, military victory amounts to exchanging one group of exploiters for another.
Cameroon’s Chantal Biya – From the Streets to the Halls of Power
Tunisia’s former first lady Leila Trabelsi and Cameroon’s present, Chantal Biya, have strikingly similar profiles.
Democratic Republic of the Congo Test Case for ‘New World Order’
The UN helped the Congolese army and international prosecutors stand ready to help try war crimes.
Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery
The domestic workers’ rights movement offers powerful lessons for the broader fight against forced labor, trafficking, and servitude.
Drone Victims Come Out of the Shadows
New films, reports, and media coverage are finally giving the American public a taste of the personal tragedies involved in the U.S. drone war.
Are War Crimes Too Grievous to Be Forgiven?
Many Christians believe that any sin they commit, no matter how great, will be forgiven if they repent. But, like the Second Amendment supposedly guaranteeing the right to bear arms, that may be one of those precepts that time has passed by. For example, if Hitler...
Perpetual War: How Does the Global War on Terror Ever End?
This epilogue to Scahill’s bestselling book, Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield, is posted with the kind permission of its publisher, Nation Books. On January 21, 2013, Barack Obama was inaugurated for his second term as president of the United States. Just as he...