by John Whitehead — A new eruption of violence has been shaking the Middle East this week, as Israel has begun bombing Iran, and Iran has...

by John Whitehead — The US Congress is currently considering a budget bill that, despite being dubbed “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” will do...

by John Whitehead — Although the Ukraine-Russia war and the Gaza war have dominated the news, other countries have been suffering violent...

by John Whitehead — The violence in the Middle East sparked on October 7, 2023, has now continued for a year and shows little sign of...

by John Whitehead — Although the war between Ukraine and Russia has dominated the news, other countries have been suffering through their...

by John Whitehead — Russian President Vladimir Putin may be interested in pursuing a cease-fire in the Ukraine war, Reuters reported in...

by John Whitehead — The Gaza war continues to make itself felt in the United States, most notably in a wave of protests and...

by John Whitehead — More than seven months after the October 7 terrorist attacks, the Israeli war in Gaza grinds on, with no clear end in...

by John Whitehead — Among the threats to human life, nuclear weapons and climate change pose dangers that set them apart from many...

by John Whitehead — The International Court of Justice made a significant ruling on the Gaza war earlier this year. The ruling was in...

by John Whitehead — The Russian invasion of Ukraine has now entered its third year. The war currently seems to be a stalemate. However,...

by John Whitehead — The Gaza War has taken a terrible human toll within Israel and Palestine while also threatening to escalate into a...

by John Whitehead — Although the Ukraine-Russia war and the Gaza war have dominated the news, other countries have been suffering violent...

by John Whitehead — I have periodically written about violent conflicts that are generally overlooked in the United States. In 2023, I...

by John Whitehead — While world attention has understandably been focused over the past month on the Israel-Hamas violence centered...

by John Whitehead — The Afghan people are suffering today from both the Taliban’s repressive rule and international economic penalties...

by Sophie Trist — Hamas’s recent attack on Israel, which left over a thousand unarmed civilians dead, is unquestionably a heinous,...

By John Whitehead — The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has erupted into a terrible new wave of violence. To date, thousands of people,...

by John Whitehead — More than two years after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, the Afghan people’s situation remains dire. The...

by John Whitehead — Niger was thrown into a crisis this summer when the country’s military overthrew its democratically elected president...