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Pacifism in the Pacific: Japan’s New Military
Last week, Japan’s upper chamber of parliament approved new guidelines to allow the country’s military “to engage in overseas combat...
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Oct 5, 20156 min read


The Next ISIS Moment: Afghanistan’s Impending Catastrophe
The Kashmir musk deer is a curious creature. Unlike its American brethren, it’s endangered, elusive and adorned with fangs. Scientists...
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Nov 10, 20145 min read


The Effect of “Beauty” Standards in Professional America
This April, the US military authorized new hair regulations that prohibited several natural black hairstyles, including dreadlocks,...
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Nov 2, 20145 min read
On Guard
US Military Presence Across the Globe Interactive Graphic by Lauren Sukin & Myles Gurule [d3-source canvas=”wpd3-13273-0″] In high...
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Mar 31, 20148 min read


Women in the Draft? Let’s Fight for Gender Equality First
In January 2013 the Pentagon officially reversed its ban on women in combat roles. This quickly prompted a discussion on including...
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Feb 2, 20143 min read


Operating in the Dark: Military and Society
Despite the United States’ sizable standing army and worldwide military presence, a distinct divide remains in the country between the...
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Dec 21, 20136 min read
A Dreaded Rite of Passage: South Korea’s Mandatory Military Service
At one point in his life, every adult Korean male must live in a military barrack, cut off from the civilian world, with just a few of...
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Dec 1, 20135 min read


Demystifying the Hermit Kingdom: Eight Days in North Korea
A wispy layer of fog lay over seemingly endless rice paddies in the valley where Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is situated. Air...
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Oct 25, 20136 min read


Blurred Lines of Terrorism: Is Africa the New Afghanistan or Is America Just Overstepping?
American drones, special operations, and proxy soldiers have quietly but rapidly become commonplace in Africa in the past decade. As...
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Oct 2, 20134 min read


The Military’s Moral Decline
Sexual assault is suddenly not okay. It has taken years of inappropriate conduct for rape and abuse to finally be brought to national...
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Jul 15, 20136 min read
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