War & Peace

Anti-War Voices Blast Biden Over 'Absurd' $500 Million Saudi Military Contract

"This breaks the Biden administration's promise to end U.S. support for the tragic war in Yemen," said one prominent peace campaigner.

Brett Wilkins · Sep 17, 2021

US Drones Still Fly Over the Afghan Horizon

Edward Hunt · Sep 17, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden participates is a virtual press conference with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on September 15, 2021. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

'Anti-China' Military Pact 'Threatens Peace and Stability' in Pacific, Groups Warn

Kenny Stancil · Sep 16, 2021

We Need a National Rite of Passage That Doesn't Include War

Robert C. Koehler · Sep 16, 2021

Undermining Biden, White House Advisor Ratchets Up Conflict With China

Koohan Paik-Mander · Sep 16, 2021

Undermining Biden, White House Advisor Ratchets Up Conflict With China

High ranking officials succeeded in undermining Mr. Biden's credibility and infuriating China. Most tragically, they sabotaged Mr. Biden's desire to avert the perils of strategic war. Regional stability is spiraling downward once again.

Koohan Paik-Mander · Sep 16, 2021

Afghan refugees are surrounded by security forces at the Poland-Belarus border on August 26, 2021. The group of migrants from Afghanistan has been stuck at the E.U.'s eastern border for several weeks as Belarus and Poland both refuse to let them in. (Photo: Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

No, The World Is Not Welcoming Afghan Refugees as It Should

Nobody really knows what prospects await Afghan refugees when countries have yet to see human rights as rights for all humans.

Rashmee Roshan Lall · Sep 15, 2021

The True Lessons of the Afghan War

Wars of unintended consequences.

Rajan Menon · Sep 14, 2021

A child stands in a street in Afghanistan

After Spending Trillions on War in Afghanistan, US Answers Call for Aid With Just $64 Million

"It was right (and long overdue) to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan; but the United States still has a profound responsibility to the Afghan people," said Win Without War.

Julia Conley · Sep 13, 2021

As War Keeps Poisoning Humanity, Organizing Continues to Be the Antidote

In the long run, peace activism is essential for overcoming militarism. And organizing is what makes that possible.

Norman Solomon · Sep 13, 2021

China Biggest Winner in Afghanistan

A debacle marks the decline of Washington's world leadership.

Alfred W. McCoy · Sep 13, 2021

F-35 test aircraft AA-1 undergoes flight test over Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo: Lockheed Martin/flickr/cc)

Up to Half of the $14 Trillion Spent by Pentagon Since 9/11 Has Gone to War Profiteers

A new analysis shows that a "large portion" of Pentagon contracts in recent years have gone to just five companies: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman.

Jake Johnson · Sep 13, 2021

Israel's new armed unmanned autonomous vehicle

Israel Unveils New Armed Robot Amid Outcry Over 'Death Machines'

"DSEI is a vicious example of everyday militarism."

Andrea Germanos · Sep 13, 2021

Afghans gather around a car incinerated by a U.S. drone strike

Never Forget Victims of the US Drone Program

A drone strike last month in the last days of the U.S. occupation follows the same logic that 20 years ago turned 9/11 from a day of tragedy and violence into two decades of tragedy and violence.

Sam Carliner · Sep 13, 2021