BEIRUT -- Syria's conflict was sparked by an act of brutality -- the detention and torture of schoolchildren who spray-painted anti-government graffiti in a southern city. In the three years since, ...

Universal signs of a savage enemy: Toyota pickups with paint across the tailgate scratched off to read “TOY,” “OYO,” or just “YO”; a half dozen young men with AK-47s raised in the air piled in the bed ...

From modern gems like Jojo Rabbit to decades-old classics like The Grand Illusion, these brilliant war movies manage to be both hopeful and haunting.

The Biden administration issued strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen. Some progressive lawmakers in the U.S. think he should have consulted Congress before launching the attacks. California ...

When General Emilio Aguinaldo finally decided on Nov. 12, 1899, to change strategy and tactics on how to fight the United States military, the transition to guerrilla warfare was not immediate. The ...

The premise of “Warfare” is quite simple — the narrative follows a team of Navy SEALs who conduct an operation in Ramadi, Iraq. The operation is based on one Mendoza was actually a part of in November ...

During a Cabinet meeting last Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invoked "the fog of war" while discussing the newly ...

Performances in N.Y.C. A stage adaptation of J.M. Coetzee’s novel “Life & Times of Michael K,” about a man’s struggles during a fictional South African conflict, includes actors alongside a puppet ...

Born from dreams of celluloid, Orestes is a Greek-American writer based in London with degrees in Screenwriting, Film Studies, and Comparative Literature, as well as years of experience in ...

In legend, Achilles, Greek warrior and hero of the Trojan War, fought Trojan prince Hector to avenge the death of his friend Patroclus. Hector had killed Patroclus, and he planned to cut off Patroclus ...

When the crackle of automatic gunfire erupts outside, the old lady in the dowdy kitchen turns toward the window, warily. Her face registers neither surprise nor ...