War

We're on the brink of disaster

Violent protests and riots are breaking out everywhere as economies collapse and governments fail. War is bound to follow.

By Michael Klare Feb 26, 2009

Did Israel commit war crimes in Gaza?

The immense number of Palestinian civilian casualties suggests that the country violated international law. But do the laws of war really govern asymmetrical conflicts like this one?

By Thomas Darnstädt and Christoph Schult January 27, 2009
Why the U.S. has already lost in Afghanistan

Rampant corruption by U.S. contractors has left the country in shambles.

By Ann Jones January 15, 2009
Why we're losing in Afghanistan

Corrupt government and the U.S.'s mismanaged "surge" strategy have led to the Taliban's powerful resurgence in Afghanistan.

By Anand Gopal October 10, 2008
The miracle of Spike Lee

The cinema icon talks about reshaping American mythology with his WWII epic, "Miracle at St. Anna," and what Hollywood would look like if he were in charge.

By James Hannaham September 25, 2008

The new Cold War: Bad for a hot planet

When Russia and Georgia rolled out the tanks, Europe's effort to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions may have gotten blitzed

By Andrew Leonard August 21, 2008
Illusions of victory under Bush

How the U.S. wildly overestimated the use of military power in Bush's global war on terror.

By Andrew Bacevich August 15, 2008
War erupts in the Caucasus

As Russian planes and tanks clash with Georgian forces, Washington has even more to worry about in a crucial oil region.

By Der Spiegel staff August 9, 2008
"We were basically hiring terrorists"

The U.S. signed up legions of sketchy Iraqi fighters to help stop sectarian violence. Now, most may lose their security jobs -- but remain armed and angry.

By Anna Badkhen August 6, 2008
Fear and loafing in the Green Zone

Welcome to Baghdad's post-decadent stronghold: Menacing Peruvian mercenaries, Chinese prostitutes, concealed beer and doughnuts -- and Iraqis eyeing a foreboding future.

By Arnon Grunberg August 4, 2008
Strained by war, U.S. Army promotes unqualified soldiers

A Salon investigation reveals that a shortage of skilled sergeants has led to dubious promotions for inexperienced soldiers -- even jeopardizing some operations in Iraq.

By Bill Sasser July 30, 2008
Playing soldier

What's patriotism got to do with fat men with ponytails on Harleys?

By Garrison Keillor May 28, 2008
Obama/Kennedy vs. McCain/Goldwater

This year's presidential contest is shaping up as the 1964 campaign that never happened

By David Talbot May 21, 2008
Another day in paradise

On patrol with U.S. soldiers in Risala, sewage seeps through the dirt and pools underfoot.

By Anna Badkhen May 17, 2008
On armies, war and an aging Israel

As the country turns 60, a novelist reconsiders Zionism amid revealing encounters with the Israeli military.

By Arnon Grunberg May 15, 2008
Guns and water coolers in Iraq

U.S. soldiers drink water, lots of it, in scorching hot Baghdad. Plus, patrolling the streets with a less than disciplined Iraqi army squad.

By Anna Badkhen May 9, 2008
Helicopter travel in Iraq

Military travel is grueling, especially for a soldier with a hole in his face from a sniper bullet who's trying to get back home to Missouri.

By Anna Badkhen May 7, 2008
Writing through the rubble

While clouds of destruction hang over Iraq, a set of new books sheds light on how America bungled the war, and on the hope that lingers in small Iraqi towns.

By Salon staff March 21, 2008
The "War and Peace" of "Space Invaders"

Please, I beg of you -- don't press that button! You have no idea of the heartbreak you will wreak

By Andrew Leonard March 20, 2008
Five years and counting

The Iraq war and its toll on women, here and over there.

By Lynn Harris March 19, 2008
Guerrillas rise up in Nazi-occupied Britain

A haunting new alternative history imagines an invading German army living alongside the natives in rural Wales.

By Laura Miller March 18, 2008
A 1930s history lesson

Protectionism on the rise, bickering about exchange rates, the debilitating costs of war -- where have we heard this story before?

By Andrew Leonard March 17, 2008
AC-130 airstrike

Footage of an attack that destroyed an Iraqi apartment complex.

March 13, 2008
How the press failed on Iraq

A hard look back at the past five years -- with all its death and destruction and missteps -- reveals that the American media has been sleepwalking through the war.

By Greg Mitchell March 11, 2008
The cold price of hot blood

A devastating new book reveals that Iraq will cost the U.S. at least $3 trillion. Will Americans check their pocketbooks the next time a president tries to sell them on a cheap, glorious war?

By Gary Kamiya March 4, 2008