military

Two robotic guns sit atop a guard tower bristling with surveillance cameras pointed at the Aroub refugee camp in the West Bank, Oct. 6, 2022.
Israel-Hamas war
Lapses in Israeli intelligence amid Hamas attack come as ‘a complete shock,’ says analyst
Black, white and blue illustration of a man wearing a mask, helmet and sunglasses, centered, with a skull behind him.
Wagner Group
A conversation with a former member of Wagner: ‘They were like little kings or czars’
soliders with weapons
Military
Russian weapons shortage reduces supply going to India
US Army recruits in assumed position, wearing black t-shirts that have "ARMY" written across in bold yellow letters
Military
The US military faces challenges on the homefront as recruitment shortages continue
Smoke rises from the Trade Ministry in Baghdad after it was hit by a missile during US-led attacks, March 20, 2003.
Military
An Iraq vet grapples with lingering toll of war
Young men chat near Al-Mutanabbi street in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.
Conflict & Justice
Young Iraqis reflect on the US-led invasion, its aftermath and their hopes for the future
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, author of the book, "A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War," in Istanbul, Turkey.
Conflict & Justice
Iraqi author Ghaith Abdul-Ahad on the ‘unbuilding’ of Baghdad
people behind a glass door at a table
Ukraine
Wagner mercenary group recruits Africans held in Russian prisons
Denmark's military officers stand next to a Leopard 2A7 tank at the Tapa Military Camp, in Estonia, Jan. 19, 2023.
Ukraine
Tanks for Ukraine are ‘ready to go’ when Germany and US strike a deal, retired Navy Adm. says
Cars line up to cross from Latvia into Russia
Borders
Desperate Ukrainians crossing into Latvia while Russians are blocked
Firefighters and police officers work on a site where an explosion created a crater on the street after a Russian attack in Dnipro, Ukraine
Ukraine
Russia blasts Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities in deadly strikes
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as French President Emmanuel Macron, looks on before a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine
Ukraine
Many Germans fear ‘active participation in war’ as country increases military aid to Ukraine
Shireen Abu Akleh, a journalist for Al Jazeera network who was shot and killed in Jenin
Violence
Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
Israeli armor moves along northern point of Syria during the Yom Kippur War of October 1973.
Critical State
Unmaking modern strategy: Part II
The tail of a missile sticks out in a residential area in Yahidne, near of Dnipro, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. 
Unmaking modern strategy: Part I
A protester calls for on NATO to enforce a no-fly zone over the Ukraine during a demonstration in Paris, France, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.
Ukraine
‘The risk of escalation is too great’ for a no-fly zone in Ukraine, analyst explains
Not far outside of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine near the border with Russi, Ukrainian military forces are preparing for the worst. There’s a long-barbed wire fence separating Ukraine and Russia. Some 50 yards back, there’s an intricate system of trenches.
Ukraine
Ukrainians living near the border with Russia weigh in on threat of war
Mutinous soldiers guard the entrance of the national television station in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Military
Burkina Faso president, apparently detained, calls for unity
Some Afghan students were relocated to the American University of Centra Asia in Bishek, Kyrgyzstan, when Kabul fell to the Taliban.
Afghanistan
Some Afghan university students find refuge — and hope — in Kyrgyzstan
In this Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 file photo, Afghans inspect damage of Ahmadi family house after US drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Critical State
Opportunity seizure: Part II
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell gestures during a lecture about business management and leadership in Madrid, Spain
Obituary
In the post-Cold War era, Colin Powell became the most ‘popular and influential’ US military leader, biographer says
Soldiers march during a military parade marking 100th anniversary of the 1918 creation of the Czechoslovak state in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. 
Critical State
How to train your dragoon: Part II
Cadets learn to fire mortars, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at the US Military Academy in West Point, New York.
How to train your dragoon: Part I
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson arrives for a meeting of EU justice and interior ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.
Afghanistan
EU’s top migration official calls for global response to help Afghans in order to avoid migration crisis in Europe
Afghan women walk by posters of Taliban leaders and flags in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 25. 2021.
Afghanistan
Chaos in Afghanistan creates power vacuum for ISIS, al-Qaeda to reorganize, counterterrorism expert says
US Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a roundtable at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore
Global Politics
Southeast Asia allies express concern over US commitment amid Afghanistan crisis
In this Aug. 22, 2021, image provided by the US Air Force and made through a night vision scope, a US Air Force security forces raven, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, maintains a cordon around a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in s
Afghanistan
Taliban have acquired an ‘overwhelming amount of potential weaponry,’ global security expert says
In this Aug. 21, 2021, image provided by the U.S. Air Force, US Airmen and U.S. Marines guide evacuees aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. 
Afghanistan
Canada faces criticism for its slow evacuation of Afghans who helped the government
In this Jan. 8, 2019, file photo, US Army troops training to serve as instructors participate in the new Army combat fitness test at the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade compound at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 
Military
Gender matters in the military: Part II
Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda speaks at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, in this this Aug. 28, 2018, file photo.
Justice
Israel has a stake in Biden administration’s decision to lift ICC sanctions
A man in a dark suit talks with men wearing military uniforms outside near tan tanks.
2020 US presidential election
Retired US generals warn against calling the US election too early
A man waves a machete in the air as he rides on the back of a motorcycle amid other protesters on foot on a long, dirt road.
Critical State
Civilian decisions in conflict: Part II
Pentagon officials speak at a hearing
Global Politics
Russian bounty allegations shine spotlight on what Trump admin knew and when
A boy walks near a Soviet-era apartment building, with a tank in the foreground
Military
Is the US ready for the rising tide of mercenaries?
Gen. Milley and Sec. Esper sit at a table
Military
Americans have ‘fundamental right’ to hear from military leaders, frmr NATO commander says
A view of a test missile launch with an American flag flying
Military
‘World War C’: How did national security miss the coronavirus?
A close up of a man in a suit
COVID-19
Leon Panetta on coronavirus: ‘We’re paying the price’ of ignoring intelligence reports
The ruins of a bombed base in Iraq.
Conflict & Justice
US responds to deadly attack at Iraq base
A line of soldiers in fatigues hold up their right hand
Military
Marine vet denied entry to US for scheduled citizenship interview
tanks on rail cars waiting for a parade in washington, dc
Culture
Tanks roll through Washington in biggest July 4 display of military pageantry since 1850
Podcast: 2019-05-16 School Segregation is Getting Worse 65 Years After Brown v. Board of Education
Full Episode
A man in a crowd wearing a white T-shirt holds up a sign saying 'Russia get out of Georgia."
Conflict
NATO agreed Georgia would join. Why hasn’t it happened?
A contractor walks between trucks
Who are the private contractors fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan? An inside look at this invisible military force.
“I Felt the System Was Raping Me All Over Again”: Senator McSally Reveals Sexual Assault in the Military
Full Episode
illustration of a black wood cutter.
In search of refuge during the American Revolution, this enslaved black man joined the British army
President Donald Trump stands and speaks at a podium
Trump reveals missile defense strategy with eye on North Korea
Car ablaze near hotel rocked by terrorist attack.
Global Politics
Al-Shabab claims lethal attack on hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya
As Distrust Grows, Who’s Going to Lead?
Full Episode
Two soldiers carrying guns stand in front of a black car.
Conflict
Yemen’s Sanaa airport to reopen; vital port city Hodeidah still contested
Men in military uniforms carrying guns at an airport with another man carrying luggage.
Conflict
Yemen peace talks begin with prisoner swap, reuniting war-torn families
Students attend a class at the teacher's house, who turned it into a makeshift free school that hosts 700 students, in Taiz, Yemen October 18, 2018.
Global Politics
What Secretary Mattis didn’t say about Yemen peace talks
Politics with Amy Walter: As Distrust Grows, Who’s Going to Lead?
Full Episode
As Distrust Grows, Who’s Going to Lead?
Full Episode
Deported U.S. Veterans Speak Out Against Treatment by Feds
Full Episode
Arts, Culture & Media
Forward, March
Arts, Culture & Media
Commentary: Wartainment?
Arts, Culture & Media
Commentary: Full Spectrum Warrior
Arts, Culture & Media
Susan Sontag: Art That Means War
Arts, Culture & Media
Vietnam on Screen
Arts, Culture & Media
War Fever