Yes, Oil Is Behind a Lot of Wars
Economists check the claim that a thirst for oil motivates interventions in civil wars, and they find out it's right.
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How Textbooks Have Changed the Face of War
War is more personal, less glorious, and more hellish in modern textbooks than in the past. But there’s still room for improvement.
The Litany of Problems With the Pentagon’s Effort to Recover MIAs
A draft inspector general report found that the mission lacks basic metrics for how to do the job—and when to end it.
The World Is Getting Less Peaceful Every Year
And it's costing the global economy about $1,350 per person.
The Pentagon Finally Decides to Dig Up the Remains of a Long-Lost Soldier
The military will exhume a grave in the Philippines that may hold the remains of Bud Kelder, an American POW whose family has long been fighting the Pentagon to get him home.
All the Things Hillary Clinton’s Book Doesn’t Say About Iraq
In Hard Choices, the former secretary of state ignores or glosses over key aspects of her record on Iraq—including State Department responsibility for the country’s security assistance.
Mindfulness Training Produces Less-Stressed Marines
Marines who took an eight-week course in the basics of mindfulness recovered from stress faster following an intense training session that replicated battlefield conditions.
The Big Revamp of the Pentagon’s Troubled Mission to Find Missing Soldiers Looks a Lot Like the Old Revamp
Without change of leadership throughout, meaningful improvement could be elusive.
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Human Rights Advocate Who Wants to Study Post-Conflict Reconstruction
For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.
How Much Is Peace Actually Worth?
According to an emerging branch of economics, approximately $9.46 trillion.