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As the threat of war grows by the day, it’s important to look back and consider what happens in the wake of a conflict. In Indian-administered Kashmir, Abid R. Baba reports [ [link removed] ], New Delhi has begun issuing deportation orders to Pakistani women who have lived in the region legally for more than a decade.
Speaking of militaries, President Donald Trump made use of US armed forces this past weekend to hold a costly parade in Washington, DC. More than just state-funded pageantry, William D. Hartung writes [ [link removed] ], the parade highlights the dangerous politicization — and rising cost — of the American military.
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“Eastern Europe’s Cyber Reckoning [ [link removed] ]” by Martin Makaryan (June 9)
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia’s cyber operations have amplified a regional reckoning on cyber warfare. Eastern European governments, long hawkish on Russia, are now grappling with a new kind of vulnerability.
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“The Pakistani Women Bearing the Brunt of India’s Deportations [ [link removed] ]” by Adib R. Baba (June 10)
In late April, a hardline armed group launched a deadly attack in Pahalgam, a town in the Jammu and Kashmir region, and sparked a brief military confrontation between Islamabad and New Delhi. Now, India is deporting Pakistani women who have lived in the disputed area for more than a decade.
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“Tanks, Troops, and Trump: The High Price of a Political Parade [ [link removed] ]” by William D. Hartung (June 11)
With the Trump administration dispatching troops and National Guard to Los Angeles, the question of what constitutes an appropriate use of the armed forces is more urgent than ever. Over the weekend, however, the president held an expensive, highly politicized military parade in the capital.
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“The Workers, the Waste, and the Warnings from Bomb Country [ [link removed] ]” by Taylor Barnes (June 12)
The United States has plans to restock its entire nuclear weapons arsenal, known in military parlance as nuclear “modernization.” But from South Carolina to California, locals in nuclear weapons towns are raising health, safety, and environmental concerns over renewed plutonium pit manufacturing.
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“Deep Dive: Delayed Justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo [ [link removed] ]” by Inkstick (June 13)
In June 2000, indiscriminate shelling and gunfire devastated the Democratic Republic of Congo’s strategically important city, Kisangani, for six days. A new Amnesty International report breaks down victims’ and survivors’ 25-year struggle for justice.
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