$5.84 trillion has already been spent. But the human costs go much deeper.
Middle East
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Prospect Responds to 9/11—and to the Wars That Followed
A look back at the magazine’s best pieces on the September 11 attacks and the government’s response
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Quiet Americans
The Middle East wars have been met with willful indifference from Americans on the home front.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
A September 11 Reckoning: Calculating the Full Cost of War
Congress should not nickel-and-dime caring for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans recovering from injuries that would have been fatal in previous conflicts.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Futility of Military ‘Solutions’
Reflecting on what Biden gets right and wrong, and the lessons for Iranian diplomacy
Posted inBooks
Lawful Carnage
Scholar Samuel Moyn and journalist Spencer Ackerman consider the inherent contradictions of the endless war on terrorism.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Truth About Intervening Powers in the Middle East
And the title ‘biggest meddler’ goes to … the UAE, not Iran.
Posted inAmerica and the World
With the Iraq Withdrawal, U.S. Wars Expand
All the ways Biden isn’t ending the forever wars
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Biden Advisers Ride on Pegasus Spyware
The NSO Group, now part of a Washington Post exposé, has for years enlisted powerful consultants to save its reputation.
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How a Secretive Cyber Unit Censors Palestinians
The Israeli government’s ‘invisible handshake’ with Facebook silences speech—without recourse or accountability.
