You are using an
outdated
browser.
Please
upgrade your browser
and improve your visit to our site.
Skip Navigation
The New Republic
The New Republic
LATEST
BREAKING NEWS
POLITICS
CLIMATE
CULTURE
MAGAZINE
NEWSLETTERS
PODCASTS
GAMES
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
LATEST
BREAKING NEWS
POLITICS
CLIMATE
CULTURE
MAGAZINE
NEWSLETTERS
PODCASTS
GAMES
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
War Crimes
August 7, 2020
Zack Kopplin
How Mike Pompeo Built a Blood-for-Oil Pipeline
The State Department, a conservative-connected shell company, and a key Kurdish crime family team up to siphon Syrian oil for U.S. investors.
March 2, 2020
Adam Weinstein
60 Minutes
Celebrates a War Criminal
Why did the CBS program ignore a historic Afghanistan cease-fire to profile Eddie Gallagher, the Trump-pardoned Navy SEAL?
January 31, 2020
Magazine
Jake Bittle
Trump’s War Whisperer
"Fox & Friends Weekend" host Pete Hegseth has the president's ear on military matters.
January 17, 2020
Matt Farwell
We Have Reached Peak VetBro Brand
The entrepreneurial warriors' space is so saturated that a top shill now wants to make "Veteran" a brand unto itself, with a capital "V."
January 6, 2020
Matt Ford
Trump’s Next Impeachable Offense is Nigh
Congress may have no other choice but to redeploy the ultimate check against a rogue president bent on committing atrocities.
November 27, 2019
Waitman Wade Beorn
The War-Crimes Presidency
Believe what you're seeing: Donald Trump wants a brutal, lawless, loyal military.
November 19, 2019
Matt Farwell
The War Criminals I Have Known
Trump's clemencies were not just to exonerate three trigger-pullers, but to excuse all Americans.
May 20, 2019
Adam Weinstein
Who Actually Wants War Criminals Pardoned?
Trump's plan to free white service members accused of overseas atrocities both typifies and strengthens his Fox News feedback loop.
April 29, 2019
Annie Hylton
How the U.S. Became a Haven for War Criminals
With former Liberian militia leader Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu soon to be sentenced, others like him remain unprosecuted in the U.S.—even living alongside their victims.
February 24, 2015
Joel Gillin
Why Is the Wall Street Journal Dismissing Colombia's War Crimes?
Our Writers
Kate Aronoff
Climate & Energy
Matt Ford
Law & The Courts
Melissa Gira Grant
LGBTQ Rights
Jason Linkins
Power & Plutocracy
Timothy Noah
Politics & Economy
Malcolm Ferguson
Breaking News
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Breaking News
Edith Olmsted
Breaking News
Hafiz Rashid
Breaking News
Greg Sargent
Politics & Democracy
Grace Segers
Congress & Elections
Alex Shephard
Politics & Media
Heather Souvaine Horn
Climate Change
Michael Tomasky
Politics & Ideas
About
The New Republic
’s history
1
2