Nick Turse

Nick Turse is the associate editor of TomDispatch.com and the winner of a 2009 Ridenhour Prize for Reportorial Distinction as well as a James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Nation, In These Times, and regularly at TomDispatch. A paperback edition of his book The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives (Metropolitan Books), an exploration of the new military-corporate complex in America, has recently been published. His website is NickTurse.com.

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A Drone-Eat-Drone World

Why the rise of drone warfare will mean more dead civilians.

Thu May. 31, 2012 10:27 AM PDT

What the US Military Doesn't Get About the Afghan War

For over a decade, the Pentagon has been trying to capture and kill its way to victory in Afghanistan through conventional offensives. But the plan still isn't working.

Tue Apr. 24, 2012 9:46 AM PDT

Why the Koran Burnings May Be the Final Straw in Afghanistan

Book burning is just the latest affront on a long list of offenses that have raised tensions in Afghanistan to a boiling point.

Tue Feb. 28, 2012 12:27 PM PST

Settling Down in Afghanistan

Despite Washington's talk of drawdowns, our tax dollars are funding a base building boom in Afghanistan that shows little sign of abating.

Mon Feb. 13, 2012 1:40 PM PST

The Crash and Burn Future of War Drones

America's killer robots keep falling from the sky. So much for being the future of warfare.

Fri Jan. 20, 2012 4:00 AM PST

The Secret Lives of Killer American Drones

What our busted and confiscated robot airplanes tell us about the US's new method of warfare.

Tue Dec. 20, 2011 12:00 PM PST

Did the Pentagon Help Suppress the Arab Spring?

As the Arab Spring blossomed, the Pentagon was busy forging ever deeper ties with some of the most repressive regimes in the region.

Tue Dec. 13, 2011 11:39 AM PST

America’s Secret Drone Empire

US drone bases are spreading throughout the world. Their full extent is revealed for the first time.

Mon Oct. 17, 2011 4:17 PM PDT

The US Has Special Operations Forces in How Many Countries?

The Bush administration had special operations forces in 60 countries. Today, that number is 75—and it's rising.

Mon Sep. 19, 2011 1:28 PM PDT

They Killed Bin Laden, but Their Black Ops Mission Isn't Over Yet

US Special Operations forces are waging a secret war in all corners of the world.

Thu Aug. 4, 2011 12:48 PM PDT

Obama’s Middle East Speech: Arab Spring or Same Old Thing?

How the president and the Pentagon prop up Middle Eastern despots and American arms dealers.

Wed May. 18, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Is US Aid Suppressing Another Mideast Freedom Struggle?
Thu Apr. 28, 2011 3:53 PM PDT

America's Bahrain Cop-Out

How the tiny kingdom strong-armed the president of the United States.

Tue Mar. 15, 2011 2:37 PM PDT

The Pentagon's Planet of Bases

Does the Pentagon Really Have 1,180 Foreign Bases?

Mon Jan. 10, 2011 1:52 PM PST

Twenty-First Century Blowback?

As prospects dim in Iraq, the Pentagon digs in deeper around the Middle East.

Tue Nov. 16, 2010 4:18 PM PST

Digging in for the Long Haul in Afghanistan

How permanent are America’s Afghan bases?

Thu Oct. 21, 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Publish or Perish

Getting a read on American war.

Thu Oct. 14, 2010 10:29 AM PDT

The American Way of War Quiz

This was the war month that was. (Believe it or not.)

Tue Sep. 14, 2010 12:30 PM PDT

How Much "Success" Can Afghans Stand?

The American war and Afghanistan’s civilians.

Mon Sep. 13, 2010 12:18 PM PDT

American War Versus Real War

What Sebastian Junger and <em>Restrepo</em> won’t tell you about war.

Tue Jul. 13, 2010 2:36 PM PDT

Kick Ass or Buy Gas?

How taxpayers are subsidizing BP’s disaster through the Pentagon.

Thu Jun. 17, 2010 1:48 PM PDT

America's Shadowy Base World

The base-building boom in Afghanistan.

Tue Feb. 9, 2010 3:06 PM PST

The Drone Surge

Today, tomorrow, and 2047.

Mon Jan. 25, 2010 12:23 PM PST

Shooting Gnats with a Machine Gun

The US military, al-Qaeda, and a war of futility.

Thu Jan. 14, 2010 12:27 PM PST

The CIA's Shadow War

Making sense of the new CIA battlefield in Afghanistan.

Mon Jan. 11, 2010 12:06 PM PST

TomDispatch: What to Watch for in 2010

An American world of war.

Mon Jan. 4, 2010 11:17 AM PST

Out of Iraq, Into the Gulf

As Washington talks Iraq withdrawal, the Pentagon builds up bases in the region.

Mon Nov. 23, 2009 12:16 PM PST

In Afghanistan, the Pentagon Digs in

The Pentagon's building boom in Afghanistan indicates a long war ahead.

Thu Nov. 5, 2009 11:03 AM PST

Obama's Choice

Failed war president or the prince of peace?

Thu Oct. 22, 2009 10:24 AM PDT

From My Lai to Lockerbie

The American people need to do what their military and civilian leadership have failed to for more than 40 years: take responsibility for the misery the U.S. inflicted in Southeast Asia.

Mon Aug. 31, 2009 9:54 AM PDT

Bush Officials Cash In as More Americans Lose Out

Don't worry about soaring unemployment rates, if former Bushies can get a job you can too!

Thu Jun. 18, 2009 10:58 AM PDT

A Silent (and Violent) Epidemic

The global economic crisis has played no small part in a range of extreme acts.

Thu Jun. 4, 2009 9:40 AM PDT

Tyrie's Tough Times

Experts say a different form of domestic violence has been on the increase since the global financial meltdown hit. They call it "economic abuse."

Mon May. 11, 2009 10:22 AM PDT

Hungry and Without Options in New York

As the last safety net for the needy, the Food Bank for New York City is just about all that stands between millions of vulnerable New Yorkers and abject hunger.

Sun Apr. 26, 2009 7:11 PM PDT

Younger and Hungrier in America

Lines at food pantries are growing longer—and those in line are younger and more middle class than ever before.

Mon Mar. 9, 2009 9:56 AM PDT