The unstable Mosul Dam became the focus of international diplomacy this week when U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi about ongoing negotiations to repair the dam. The danger that the poorly constructed dam would collapse and drown...

Dozens of people were executed by Islamic State militants.

Just as we stood for freedom in the 20th century, we must stand together for the right of people everywhere to live free from fear in the 21st century. And . . . as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon, the United States has a moral responsibility to...

Since King Salman inherited the throne in Riyadh a year ago, Saudi Arabia’s execution rate has soared. Last year, the kingdom executed 158 people, marking a 20-year high. Apparently not content to rest on those dubious laurels, Saudi authorities followed that high...

There’s been quite a bit of chatter in the media recently about the concept of a “soft target” in the wake of the November 13th attack in Paris where 130 innocents were murdered.   What is a soft target?  According to Wikipedia, “typical "soft targets" are...

An American Predator drone crashed while on a mission in Iraq. At least 112 people were killed across the country.

For Xi Jinping, it has been a rough week. Panicked flight from China's currency twice caused a plunge of 7 percent in her stock market, forcing a suspension of trading. Kim Jong Un, the megalomaniac who runs North Korea, ignored Xi's warning and set off a fourth...

Originally posted at TomDispatch. They’re back! From the look of the presidential campaign, war crimes are back on the American agenda. We really shouldn’t be surprised, because American officials got away with it last time – and in the case of the drone...

There are myriad perspectives on the events currently taking place in Harney County, Oregon. That is, the dozen armed men who made themselves at home in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge are terrorists to some, fools to others, and fighters against tyranny to a...

There would undoubtedly be no Antiwar.com if it hadn’t been for Murray N. Rothbard. I am writing this column on January 7, the twenty-first anniversary of his death, and I can’t think of a more important topic at a time when the issue of war and peace looms larger...