war

Have the terrorists won?

Mike Pilewski asks: "What have we learned in the ten years since 9/11?"

A historical re-enactment in Amherst, Massachusetts. Photo: Jan Stuermann

These men are firing their muskets as part of a historical re-enactment in Amherst, Massachusetts.
In 1777, local men fought in the corps of Colonel John Peters of Vermont. Which army do they represent, and who was their enemy?

Obama's illegal war

Mike Pilewski: "Can a war be illegal? Well, for the US, the one in Libya is now."

The truth shall set you free

The Civil War had ended, and the slaves were free. They just didn't know it, because nobody had told them. Mike Pilewski explains "Juneteenth".

be a game-changer

fundamentally change the probability of success (die Erfolgschancen deutlich steigern)

Is that your final answer?

The US government's approach to the death of Osama bin Laden has raised more questions than it's answered, says Mike Pilewski.

Osama bin Laden is dead - Medium

Nearly 10 years after the attacks of 11 September 2001, American forces were finally able to locate and kill Osama bin Laden. Our exercise takes a look at the vocabulary Barack Obama used when announcing the death of the founder and leader of Al Qaeda.