Peace and Security

September 19, 2007 - It's not only the Iraqi government that wants North Carolina-based security firm Blackwater USA kicked out of Iraq for its involvement in the recent shooting deaths of eight Iraqi civilians.

July 17, 2007 - This afternoon, a handful of first-year Senators, all Democrats, will introduce a piece of legislation the Institute has long supported: the creation of a new "Truman Commission" to ove

July 12, 2007 - A recent study has found that children exposed to lead at a young age are more likely to co

July 9, 2007 - In a civil trial set to open today in a federal courtroom in Birmingham, a jury will hear evidence that an executive with an Alabama-based coal company paid a right-wing paramilitary unit to kill union leaders who were organizing mine workers in Colombia.

July 5, 2007 - USA Today reports that the National Guard has turned around a recruiting slump, meeting its target for new sign-ups for the first time since 2003. As of May, the Guard had 351,400 troops -- the highest total since November 2001, when a surge of post-/11 patriotism swelled the ranks.

June 25, 2007 - It's summer -- peak season for military recruiters, with curious high school grads looking at their options.

June 21, 2007 - U.S. Fatalities in Iraq by Military Base