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A TSA agent wears a black ribbon over his badge during a memorial service for a slain colleague.
Books
How the fight against terrorism has transformed America since 9/11
The Iraqi army destroys what it says is an IED planted by ISIS containing chlorine gas in March 2015.
Conflict
A century after its first-ever use, the original chemical weapon has made a comeback
A soldier from the US Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade adjusts his gas mask prior to an air analysis mission near an oil and gas separation plant at the Baba Gurgur oil field outside northern Iraq's town of Kirkuk on May 3, 2003.
Health
The Army’s secrecy habit kept US troops from getting needed treatment after chemical weapons exposure
U.S. President Barack Obama looks up as he and Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte hold a joint news conference at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague March 25, 2014. World leaders called on Tuesday for
Global Politics
From Russia-US relations to global terrorism, nuclear insecurity is as big a threat as ever
Environment
Iran pursues nuclear ambitions, produces yellowcake uranium
Libya chemical weapons
Conflict & Justice
The chemical weapons have been destroyed, not in Syria, but in Libya
A resident gestures as he talks to a U.S. soldier from 2nd Brigade combat team, 82nd Airborne on patrol in Baghdad's Adhamiya district January 5, 2008.
Conflict & Justice
How wars end part I: Iraq
Chinese commando guards
Conflict & Justice
Finally, the chemical weapon materials are moving out of Syria
Chemical Weapons Training at US base
Conflict & Justice
The plan to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons is simple, at least on paper
Conflict & Justice
A Lebanese nun argues the US and others are wrong about Syria and should negotiate peace
Workers dressed in protective clothes hold a mock chemical World War Two grenade during a demonstration
Conflict & Justice
Wanted: Peaceful place to destroy toxic WMDs, no experience required
The OPCW Inspection Team leaving for Syria on 30 September.
Conflict & Justice
Nobel Prize shoves the small Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons into the spotlight
Conflict & Justice
Journalist discusses ‘disneyland for jihadists’ developing in Syria
Global Politics
The UN process is working, let the chemical weapon demolition begin
Arts, Culture & Media
The Art of Negotiating a Nuclear Program
Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani gestures to the media during a news conference in Tehran June 17, 2013. (Photo: REUTERS/Fars News/Majid Hagdost)
Arts, Culture & Media
Iran Shows Signs of Detente With the West
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius attend a news conference in Moscow on September 17, 2013. (Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)
Arts, Culture & Media
US and Russia Search for Elusive Agreement on Diplomatic Solution in Syria
The battle for Syria continues. Here a Syrian national flag can be seen from a rebel position, flying over a building controlled by forces loyal to President Assad in Ashrafieh, Aleppo, September 17th 2013. (Photo: REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman)
Conflict & Justice
The Fighting in Syria Grinds on Despite Diplomatic Deal
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the news media after briefing the Security Council on a new U.N. report on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. (Photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)
Conflict & Justice
UN Says ‘Unequivocally’ Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria
Global Politics
What Russians Make of President Putin’s Syria Op-Ed
Conflict & Justice
George Packer: ‘US Military Strikes a Lost Cause’
Global Politics
It’s Time to Take Vladimir Putin’s Diplomatic Skills Seriously
Conflict & Justice
Iraq War Veteran on Syria: ‘We Stumbled Into a Solution’
Global Politics
So How Exactly Do You Rid Syria of Chemical Weapons in the Middle of a Civil War?
Arts, Culture & Media
Nothing Off Limits as Cartoonists Critique Chemical Warfare
Arts, Culture & Media
It’s Time to Revisit Iraq as Syria Offers up its Chemical Weapons Arsenal
Global Politics
Is it a Mistake to Simply Focus on Chemical Weapons?
Global Politics
Why the Russian Plan to Contain Syria’s Chemical Weapons Just Might Work
Global Politics
Now Comes New Evidence that ‘Strongly Suggests’ the Syrian Government Carried Out Chemical Attack
Arts, Culture & Media
What Many Iranians (Unfiltered) Think of a Possible US Attack on Syria
Global Politics
Russia Digs in Over Syria
Global Politics
Turkish Government Wants to Bomb Syria: Turks Opposed
Conflict & Justice
Why One Iraq Veteran Supports Limited US Military Intervention in Syria
Global Politics
Many Syrian-Americans Support a US Military Strike, but not Salah Asfoura
Conflict & Justice
German Intelligence Officer: ‘Syria’s President Ordered Chemical Attack’
Conflict & Justice
Syrian Conflict: This is What it’s Like to Lose Family Members to Chemical Warfare
Global Politics
How Iran Might Respond to a US Military Strike on Syria
Conflict & Justice
US House Speaker John Boehner Favors Military Strike in Syria
Global Politics
Obama’s Abrupt Change in Syria Comes as a Shock to Experts, Allies, and Even Enemies
Conflict & Justice
Lebanon on Edge as Airstrikes Against Syria Appear Imminent
Conflict & Justice
Rami Khouri: ‘No Easy Answers in Syria, and No Happy Outcomes’
Conflict & Justice
Why are Chemical Weapons Worse?
Arts, Culture & Media
Israel to Strike Back ‘fiercely’ if Syria Attacks the Jewish State
Global Politics
US Role in Chemical Attacks During the Iran-Iraq War
Global Politics
Obama and Syria: Red Lines and Tipping Points
Global Politics
UN Wants Access to Site of Alleged Chemical Attacks in Syria
Arts, Culture & Media
The Race to Secure Kazakhstan’s ‘Plutonium Mountain’
Global Politics
Report details U.S. weapons-systems compromised by Chinese hacking
Global Politics
The Debate Over Intervening in Syria
Global Politics
The US Calls on China to Take a Tougher Stance on North Korea
Conflict & Justice
Beneath the Rhetoric, Why North Korean Nuclear Threats Actually Pose a Problem for the US
Conflict & Justice
What’s in North Korea’s Military Arsenal?
Global Politics
Behind North Korea’s Tough Talk, A Global ‘Extortion Racket’
Global Politics
Seeing the World from North Korea’s Perspective
Global Politics
North Korea Rattles its Saber
Arts, Culture & Media
US Ready for North Korean Attack
Arts, Culture & Media
Dresden Peace Prize Given to an Ex-Soviet Soldier Who Didn’t Do His Job
Global Politics
North Korea’s Missile Test: More Than Just an Effort to Get Washington’s Attention
Conflict & Justice
North Korea’s Nuke Blast Tests China’s Resolve
Global Politics
What Google’s Eric Schmidt and Former Governor Bill Richardson Will Achieve in North Korea