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Desperate for help, a Marine battles phone trees, hold music and indifference
The system is callous. Not maliciously. It just happens. Checkbox by checkbox. Door by door. Doctor by doctor.
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Iran-US nuclear talks may fail due to both nations’ red lines – but that doesn’t make them futile
“Talks do not necessarily need an end point — in the shape of a deal — for them to have purpose,” argues an international relations professor.
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I thought removing Confederate names meant Black soldiers’ legacy mattered. Then, the names were restored.
“So many of my assumptions about the world and how to better it were turned upside down.”
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He hunted roadside bombs in Iraq. Now he hunts adventure to combat PTSD.
Veteran retreats taught him how to kayak, ski and forgive himself.
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I decided not to go on a patrol in Iraq. An IED killed my friends
Nearly 20 years later, a soldier still grapples with his decision. “Their deaths were a failure. My failure.”
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A Marine father, an Air Force son and the distance between them
My father believed trauma and discipline would result in success and a stronger livelihood. And so he enlisted. Years later, I did, too.
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Why every day can feel like ‘Groundhog Day’ in the military
For troops, “Groundhog Day” captures something they immediately recognize: days repeat, routines harden and progress feels frozen.
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US military action in Iran risks igniting global nuclear cascade
If Iranian leadership survives any U.S. attack, they will almost certainly double down on Iran’s weapons program, argues a Middle Eastern security scholar.
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US base lost under Greenland’s ice reveals island’s strategic value
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, geologist Paul Bierman explains the history of what happened to Camp Century, a secret Arctic base.
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Desperate for help, a Marine battles phone trees, hold music and indifference
The system is callous. Not maliciously. It just happens. Checkbox by checkbox. Door by door. Doctor by doctor.
-
Iran-US nuclear talks may fail due to both nations’ red lines – but that doesn’t make them futile
“Talks do not necessarily need an end point — in the shape of a deal — for them to have purpose,” argues an international relations professor.
-
I thought removing Confederate names meant Black soldiers’ legacy mattered. Then, the names were restored.
“So many of my assumptions about the world and how to better it were turned upside down.”
-
He hunted roadside bombs in Iraq. Now he hunts adventure to combat PTSD.
Veteran retreats taught him how to kayak, ski and forgive himself.
-
I decided not to go on a patrol in Iraq. An IED killed my friends
Nearly 20 years later, a soldier still grapples with his decision. “Their deaths were a failure. My failure.”
-
A Marine father, an Air Force son and the distance between them
My father believed trauma and discipline would result in success and a stronger livelihood. And so he enlisted. Years later, I did, too.
-
Why every day can feel like ‘Groundhog Day’ in the military
For troops, “Groundhog Day” captures something they immediately recognize: days repeat, routines harden and progress feels frozen.
-
US military action in Iran risks igniting global nuclear cascade
If Iranian leadership survives any U.S. attack, they will almost certainly double down on Iran’s weapons program, argues a Middle Eastern security scholar.
-
US base lost under Greenland’s ice reveals island’s strategic value
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, geologist Paul Bierman explains the history of what happened to Camp Century, a secret Arctic base.
-
Desperate for help, a Marine battles phone trees, hold music and indifference
The system is callous. Not maliciously. It just happens. Checkbox by checkbox. Door by door. Doctor by doctor.
-
Iran-US nuclear talks may fail due to both nations’ red lines – but that doesn’t make them futile
“Talks do not necessarily need an end point — in the shape of a deal — for them to have purpose,” argues an international relations professor.
-
I thought removing Confederate names meant Black soldiers’ legacy mattered. Then, the names were restored.
“So many of my assumptions about the world and how to better it were turned upside down.”
-
He hunted roadside bombs in Iraq. Now he hunts adventure to combat PTSD.
Veteran retreats taught him how to kayak, ski and forgive himself.
-
I decided not to go on a patrol in Iraq. An IED killed my friends
Nearly 20 years later, a soldier still grapples with his decision. “Their deaths were a failure. My failure.”
-
A Marine father, an Air Force son and the distance between them
My father believed trauma and discipline would result in success and a stronger livelihood. And so he enlisted. Years later, I did, too.
-
Why every day can feel like ‘Groundhog Day’ in the military
For troops, “Groundhog Day” captures something they immediately recognize: days repeat, routines harden and progress feels frozen.
-
US military action in Iran risks igniting global nuclear cascade
If Iranian leadership survives any U.S. attack, they will almost certainly double down on Iran’s weapons program, argues a Middle Eastern security scholar.
-
US base lost under Greenland’s ice reveals island’s strategic value
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, geologist Paul Bierman explains the history of what happened to Camp Century, a secret Arctic base.














