Faisal Ali / Africa Is A CountryNov 20, 2025
Across the continent’s new coup belt, young officers are stepping into power, casting themselves as guardians against corrupt civilian elites. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Nick Turse / TomDispatchApr 3, 2024
The new junta in Niger tells the U.S. to pack up its war and go home, insisting the current security pact violates their constitution. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Obiora Ikoku / African ArgumentsSep 1, 2023
The coup in Gabon, the latest of a series in West Africa, has less to do with democracy and more with the end of French neocolonialism. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
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Mohamed Kheir Omer / African ArgumentsAug 17, 2023
The coup in Niger shows that, if Western countries do not rethink their Africa policies, Russia and its mercenary Wagner group to step in. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
The Associated PressDec 25, 2019
The pontiff calls for easing of tensions in conflict zones from Syria to Venezuela and spotlights the plight of migrants fleeing injustice. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Stephanie Savell / TomDispatchFeb 19, 2019
When I set out to map all the places in the world where the U.S. is fighting terrorism, I didn’t think it would be that hard to do. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigJan 1, 2019
Only by restructuring the entire legal framework for American war-making can we begin to imagine a more humane foreign policy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigOct 30, 2018
We revere our troops as warriors. But it's dangerous to believe their mere presence in the Greater Middle East can achieve the miraculous. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Lee Camp / TruthdigMar 27, 2018
Actions in the United States that are illegal versus legal are inverted from what they should be in an evolved culture. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigMar 21, 2018
With dubious legal sanction in domestic or international law, the U.S. military is engaged in active combat in at least seven countries. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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