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US-Militärbasen weltweit: Vom großen Stiefelabdruck bis zur Unsichtbarkeit Zur Darstellung der globalen US-Militärpräsenz kursiert seit Jahren die grob geschätzte Zahl von 800 Militärbasen in fremden Ländern und (eigenen) Überseeregionen. Damit wird in der Regel plakativ der Charakter des US-Imperiums veranschaulicht, was auch als "Power projection" bezeichnet wird. Dieser Begriff kann aber irreführend sein, da es bei Militärbasen nicht nur um provozierend wahrnehmbare, sondern auch um (fast) unsichtbare militärische Präsenz geht. Fragwürdig ist auch die...

By David Vine, TomDispatchThis piece originated with TomDispatch. Read Tom Engelhardt's introduction here.First, they tried to shoot the dogs. Next, they t

An Indigenous People’s History of the United States (Boston: Beacon Press, 2015), 296 pages, $16.00, paperback. David Vine, The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2021), 464 pages, $26.95, paperback. On July 15, 1960, in Los Angeles, John F. Kennedy accepted the Democratic nomination for president. He said: I stand tonight facing west on what was once the last frontier. From the lands that stretch three thousand miles behind me, the pioneers of old gave up their safety, their...

Editor's Note “Wartime displacement (alongside war deaths and injuries) must be central to any analysis of the post-9/11 wars and their short- and long-term consequences. Displacement also must be central to any possible consideration of the future use of military force by the United States or others. Ultimately, displacing 37 million—and perhaps as many as 59 million—raises the question of who bears responsibility for repairing the damage inflicted on those displaced.” - Brown University Costs of War Project This AfricaFocus Bulletin contains excerpts from this new report documenting one...

Will the UK ever let Chagos islanders return home? Chagossian families hold the Chagossian flag and celebrate at the Groupe Réfugiés Chagos headquarters in Mauritius on 25 February 2019 following the news that a top United Nations court had told the UK government to give up control of the Indian Ocean archipelago. It has been over a year since the judgement and the UK is yet to implement the court’s non-binding ruling. (AFP ) Share this page Chagossian families hold the Chagossian flag and celebrate at the Groupe Réfugiés Chagos headquarters in Mauritius on 25 February 2019 following th...