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My advice on how you can make a difference in the world

Pentagon's AI Revolution: Transforming Warfighting for the Future

A Quick Reminder of What Constitutes as a War Crime

China may have been betting on Russia’s loss in the Ukraine War All Along. Here’s why.

The State of Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program

Everyone loses in war. Except for these people.

Words that Never Leave You: “My mother was my first country.”

Searching for Solutions to America's Failed War on Drugs

More and more friends started receiving cancer diagnosis younger and younger. I was determined to find out why.

Words that Never Leave You: “There is no such thing as imagined pain. If you feel the pain, it is real.”

Video: Talking About "The Dictator's Wife"

How deep do Chinese cyberattacks against the U.S. run?

A different perspective: why you might not want to join the push to shut down sweatshops

Words that Never Leave You: “We need reconciliation, and the key to that is peace and justice. We are just farmers and cattle keepers, and we don’t want to fight.”

The genocide nobody is talking about

Child Labor in the United States is Rising

Words that Never Leave You: “My dream is to dream of a future.”

My New Book Available for Pre-Order! “The Dictator's Wife”

I've covered dozens of countries and conflicts. This is by far the worst things I've ever heard.

Words that Never Leave You: “You don’t have to love them right away. You can learn to love somebody.”

Hezbollah is in our backyard. Should anyone care?

The Scary Truth about Factory Farming (At the Taxpayers’ Expense)

Words that Never Leave You: “We cry and mourn for forty days. And then on the forty-first day, the sun rises again.”

Iran has successfully hacked America's water supply: What You Should Know

Stop claiming that ISIS wives are victims

Words that Never Leave You: “You’re a guest in a warzone. You should eat what you are given.”

VIDEO: Iranian Militias, US Troops at Risk, Houthi Proxy War plus Stretching and Taylor Swift

Unsung Hero: Doctor's Quiet Sacrifice Saves Syrian Boy's Life During Traumatic Flight to US

What is Behind Russia's Ability to Sustain Military Power Despite Heavy Losses

Words that Never Leave You: “I am tired. But not tired enough.”

"The Widowmaker": Decoding the Secrets of the U.S. Military's Most Dangerous Aircraft

The richest country in the world can’t afford subsidized healthcare – but it can waste over $900 billion a year on DoD lobster tanks and promoting Egyptian tourism

Words that Never Leave You: “Zero F**ks.”

When Russia invaded Ukraine and why it was the one time I felt ashamed to be a journalist

What it takes to survive Africa's Most Wanted Warlord Joseph Kony

Words that Never Leave You: “How comfortable are you with being uncomfortable?”

This is why we care more about animals suffering in conflict than humans

"The Drug of Jihad" is creating a dangerous strain of "super soldiers."

Words that Never Leave You: “When well-loved, there is nothing that cannot be healed.”

Does The Super Bowl Really Bring About A Massive Uptick In Sex Trafficking? Not so fast.

Tea with the Houthis and clarifying their "Death to America" slogan

Words that Never Leave You: “What can we do? This is the life here.”

Do you see a need for U.S. troops to stay in Iraq and Syria?

Stretching. My secret tool to stay sane as an anti-war war reporter.

Words that Never Leave You: "If you can do the work, you should do the work. And if you do the work, it will matter."

My conversation with an Iran-Backed Militia Leader Plotting Revenge On America

Why Taylor Swift once wrote me a letter, how I coaxed Mila Kunis to the US Marine Corps Ball and the time my interview ended up a "Jeopardy" question

This is how ordinary people become extraordinary in times of war

Words that Never Leave You: “It is like heaven. I don’t believe I live here.”

If human trafficking is so rampant in the United States, why does it never seem to end up in court?

Wait. Just how widespread is child sex trafficking in the United States?

Unveiled: This is how China recruits ordinary citizens to spy

Words that Never Leave You: “They already took everything from me. They don’t get to take the rest of my life.”

Iran, Russia and North Korea together behind closed doors. It should worry you.

The one piece of controversial career advice I would tell my younger self

Shame on the UN: it only matters when certain populations are targeted with rape as a weapon of war

Words that Never Leave You: "I had never protested anything in my life. And yet this became the most exhilarating, empowering situation I had ever been in."

We turned our attention to China and Russia. And then terrorism returned.

A U.S. Marine led a fire team into Fallujah. The battlefield led him into becoming a professional ballet dancer.

Words That Never Leave You: “You won the lottery. You were born into freedom. We have to fight; we have to earn it.”