by John Whitehead — A US contractor was killed by a drone attack in northeastern Syria earlier this spring. The drone, which US officials...

by John Whitehead — Although the war between Ukraine and Russia has dominated the news, other countries have been suffering through their...

by John Whitehead — The Ukraine-Russia war has highlighted a relatively subtle but deeply disturbing trend in warfare: a growing reliance...

by John Whitehead — The US prison at Guantánamo Naval Base, Cuba, remains a significant unresolved legacy of the Global War on Terrorism...

by John Whitehead — NOTE: This post discusses suicide and sexual and intimate partner violence. Suicide is a leading cause of death in...

by John Whitehead — The lethal effects of nuclear weapons in wartime are well known. What is less appreciated is how nuclear weapons can...

by John Whitehead — Two dramatic developments have recently changed the now seven-month-long war between Ukraine and Russia. First, the...

by John Whitehead — The United States and Iran have been engaged in negotiations for over a year in an attempt to reach a new agreement...

by John Whitehead — Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor who became the head of al Qaeda, reportedly met his death on July 30. President...

by John Whitehead — One of the terrible consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a disruption of the global food supply. The...

by John Whitehead — The Biden administration announced on June 14 that the president would visit Saudi Arabia in July. During his trip,...

by John Whitehead — The Biden administration released its proposed defense budget for Fiscal Year 2023 earlier this spring. The proposal...

by John Whitehead — Florida recently adopted a new law on “Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality” that, among other measures, bans many...

by John Whitehead — A war between Yemen and the nearby states of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been going on for...

by John Whitehead — The Russian invasion of Ukraine has rightly provoked widespread condemnation. Perhaps the most important source of...

by John Whitehead — Having already endured decades of civil war, Afghanistan’s people now face economic collapse and abysmal poverty. The...

by John Whitehead — The United States’ military presence extends across the earth. U.S. military personnel are located in hundreds of...

by John Whitehead — The long-simmering conflict between Ukraine and Russia now threatens to become open war. Russian military forces...

by John Whitehead — The Biden administration is currently re-evaluating the United States’ nuclear strategy. This re-evaluation offers an...

by John Whitehead — A long struggle against injustice took a new turn this fall when a group of Navajo activists moved forward with an...