By Christen T. Sasaki, author of Pacific Confluence: Fighting over the Nation in Nineteenth-Century Hawai‘i
Typically, the history of U.S. empire is told as a story of inevitable expansion. Within this narrative, the U.S. occupation of Hawaiʻi and the militarized nature of everyday lif...
By Lisa Hajjar, author of The War in Court: Inside the Long Fight against Torture
I made my first trip to Guantánamo in July 2010 after years of researching the fight against US torture during the “war on terror.” At the time, Guantánamo’s well-deserved description as a “legal black ho...
By Roberto J. González , author of War Virtually: The Quest to Automate Conflict, Militarize Data, and Predict the Future
The time is a year after tomorrow.
The place is the United States of America.
Turmoil has steadily enveloped the country following contested midterm elections...
By Megan McFarlane, author of Militarized Maternity: Experiencing Pregnancy in the U.S. Armed Forces
On Tuesday, March 9, Fox News host Tucker Carlson discussed the Chinese military’s new initiative to “cultivate masculinity” in efforts to strengthen its naval prowess. Carlson contrast...
In their new book, Human Shields: A History of People in the Line of Fire, scholars Neve Gordon and Nicola Perugini chronicle the chilling global history of human shields. From Syrian civilians locked in iron cages to veterans joining peaceful indigenous water protectors at the Standi...