Tag: war
Rats help clear minefields in Cambodia – and suspicion of the...
Darcie DeAngelo, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Editor’s note: Dr. Darcie DeAngelo is a medical anthropologist at the
Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity...
How talking about the coronavirus as an enemy combatant can backfire
Tabitha Moses, Wayne State University
Sometimes war involves battling other countries; other times, it’s the metaphorical kind, like our current “war” against the coronavirus.
We see...
Fireworks can torment veterans and survivors of gun violence with PTSD...
Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University
For some combat veterans, the Fourth of July is not a time to celebrate the independence of the country they...
The ‘warspeak’ permeating everyday language puts us all in the trenches
Robert Myers, Alfred University
In a manifesto posted online shortly before he went on to massacre 22 people at an El Paso Walmart, Patrick Crusius...
War games shed light on real-world strategies
David Banks, American University School of International Service
Want to try your hand at negotiating during a crisis? Think you have a plan that could...
Millennials are so over US domination of world affairs
Bruce Jentleson, Duke University
Millennials, the generation born between 1981 and 1996, see America’s role in the 21st century world in ways that, as a...
Veterans turned poets can help bridge divides
James Dubinsky, Virginia Tech
Although Veterans Day is a national holiday, often filled with parades and celebrations, it brings with it ambiguity.
Howard Zinn, a...
Why Russia thinks it’s exceptional
Gregory Carleton, Tufts University
Destiny calls upon Russia once more to face the West – or so Russians might believe.
America is not alone in projecting...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
