The Polish President has recently expressed a desire to increase the country's military spending and has been petitioning Washington for a permanent U.S. base and more troops. Peace Science has identified the unfortunate concessions countries often make in the name of "security".
Nearly twenty years of war has had a devastating impact on children in Afghanistan. War casualties among Afghan children are on the rise, and nearly half do not attend school.
Yemen's ongoing civil war, marred with foreign military intervention of several countries, has taken a devastating toll on the country's people, infrastructure, and economy. Peace Science shows how most of these devastating costs of war will last long after the fighting ends.
Congress requires the White House to issue an annual report on civilian casualties of US military operations. The current administration has also ignored an executive order that requires the reporting of civilians killed by drone strikes and other counterterrorism activities. Both reports were due on May 1.
The U.S. nuclear weapon agenda is dangerous and expensive
Over the past two decades, the number of armed conflicts around the world have decreased by over 40%. While this