Rescuing and ransoming Christian hostages in Iraq.
Foreign Wars
The Morning They Came for Us
Dispatches from Syria.
We Are Many
The untold story of the largest demonstration in history and the rise of a global antiwar movement.
Unwanted Alive
The military has special recruiting programs targeting noncitizens for service. But after risking their lives in combat, many face deportation.
Abandoned to Terror
The Yazidis, victims of “the biggest case of enslavement this century,” say the world has let them down.
The Sting
How the FBI created a terrorist.
Fighting ISIS in Iraq
How the P.K.K., Peshmerga, and a few westerners are fighting ISIS.
Far-Right Birther’s Secret Funders
America’s biggest defense and aerospace contractors are pouring thousands into Frank Gaffney’s “work.”
The Rise of West African Piracy
Despite US military efforts, maritime insecurity has been markedly on the rise in the Gulf of Guinea.
The Saudi Lobbying Complex
As the Obama administration signals an effort to partner with the kingdom as its key ally against ISIS, the Saudi government adds GOP Super PAC Chair Norm Coleman to its payroll.
Who’s Paying the Pro-War Pundits?
Talking heads are fanning fears of ISIS — but the public doesn’t know about their links to Pentagon contractors.
How Not to Win Hearts and Minds in Africa
A hushed Pentagon investigation reveals just how poorly US Africa Command has handled its humanitarian missions.
A Looming Man-Made Famine
Civil war and food insecurity in South Sudan — and how US nation-building crashed and burned in Africa.
A New Cold War in Africa?
Is the conflict in South Sudan the opening salvo in the battle for a continent?
The Iranophobia Lobby Machine
Neocon think tanks get millions from wealthy donors, which they use to game the system, buy influence — and push for regime change.
Death From Above
How American drone strikes are devastating Yemen.
The Military’s Hidden Mental Health Crisis
How the US military is failing partners of veterans with secondary trauma.
Mass Casualty Attacks in the Afghan War
A recounting of three horrific civilian massacres by coalition forces — and a probe of the inadequate safeguards put in place after the fact.
Blood Money
Coalition forces in Afghanistan pay compensation to civilian victims and their survivors — but keep no comprehensive records, and the US military denies all responsibility.
Lethal Profiling of Afghan Men
Despite rules of engagement to the contrary, targeting of military-age males pervades the entire chain of command — up to the Oval Office.