Iraq War

Mushroom clouds, duct tape, Judy Miller, Curveball. Recalling how Americans were sold a bogus case for invasion.

The selling of the Iraq war.

George Kennan discusses the steps that are being taken in regards to the conflict with Iraq and questions President Bush's strategy.

Documenting U.S. policy toward Iraq for more than two decades.

Universal Camouflage Pattern became a symbol of an unpopular war. Today, it’s being reappraised by those too young to remember the invasion of Iraq.

The armed forces continue to grapple with integrating women into an institution historically designed for men.

The 2003 invasion of Iraq was no turning point. It was a slow-burning tale of how Britain and the US armed a nation, and then betrayed it.

He fell from favor after the disaster of the Iraq War. But he was always biding his time.

A new book examines military manuals as a genre to understand what armed counter-revolutionaries think of as the right way to do what they do.

As an NRA-approved icon and the mass shooter’s weapon of choice, the AR-15 has done untold harm.

The US’s history of evasiveness around wartime atrocities undermines the very institution that could bring Putin to justice: the International Criminal Court.

A counter-narrative to Samuel Moyn’s "Humane": drone warfare and the long history of liberal empire blurring the line between policing and endless war.

Contractors are increasingly doing dangerous work helping our troops — without any of the recognition.

From My Lai to Desert Storm to WMDs.

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans and Iraqis displaced by war have settled in the U.S., their journeys spurred by tragedy and loss in the wake of 9/11.

From the beginning, the War on Terror merged red-hot vengeance with calculated opportunism. Millions are still paying the price.

Two new books argue that the War on Terror changed American politics, but what if the sources of its violence were already long present in the country?

The US suffered grave losses in Iraq and Afghanistan, but we shouldn’t mistake revisions of US military strategy for a turn away from imperialist ambitions.

The books of the last two decades show how overreacting to the attacks unmade America’s values.

Spencer Ackerman’s new book argues that the forever wars created the conditions for Trump’s rise.