David Vine

David Vine is a collaborative writer, political anthropologist, and author of a trilogy of books about war and peace including "The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State," which was a finalist for the 2021 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History. The other books are "Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World" and "Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia." David’s other writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Politico, and Mother Jones, among others. David was a professor of anthropology at American University in Washington, D.C. for 18 years (2006-2024), achieving the rank of full professor in 2018.