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Understanding Human Security -- Nov. 21, 1999
At the close of the 20th Century, the globalization of commerce and communications has shrunk the world and made it vastly more...
Small Arms and Failed States -- Oct. 24, 1999
In Albania, thousands of guns taken in raids in state-owned arsenals created chaos. In Angola, the proliferation of light weaponry has triggered...
The Human Cost of U.S Arms Sales -- Nov. 8, 1998
The U.S. is still the world's number one arms dealer, and most client countries have bad records in human rights. Governments in...
Child Combatants: Road to Recovery -- Aug. 13, 1998
Get an in-depth look at the challenges and complexities involved in helping children lay down their guns and become productive citizens....
Rebuilding in the Wake of War -- July 19, 1998
Many countries fall into a cycle in which war is followed by an unstable peace that often leads again to war. Efforts to create a stable, viable...
Are We Prepared for Chemical/Biological Attacks? -- June 7, 1998
Ever since the poison gas attack on the Tokyo subway, Americans have asked, "Can it happen here?" Everyone - the public, Washington...
Law and Gender in the Military -- Dec. 21, 1997
Women are taking on an increasing role in the U.S. military. The armed forces are struggling to adjust to their changing deomigraphics while...
Current Thinking on Military Spending -- Dec. 14, 1997
What are the underlying reasons for current levels of military spending? How do policymakers' views on military spending differ from...
Conflict Inc.: Selling the Art of War -- Dec. 7, 1997
Numerous private companies have stepped into the power vacuum created by the end of the Cold War who are willing to undertake military activities traditionally...
Child Soldiers: Invisible Combatants -- June 29, 1997
Children are no longer simply passive victims of warfare. Increasibly, children are active combatants on the frontlines of conflicts around the globe...
America's War on Drugs -- June 1, 1997
General Barry McCaffrey, a distinguished military professional, is the nation's Drug Czar. Some have promoted an anti-drug role for the armed forces even as other have declared the "drug...
The Military Budget and You -- May 18, 1997
Is there a relationship between excessive federal spending on the military and the "middle class crunch?"
The Military in the Movies -- Jan. 26, 1997
Hollywood and the military have cooperated in the movie-making business for over 90 years. What's in it for each of them?
Public Attitudes on Military Spending -- June 2, 1996
What is the attitude of the American public toward national security and military spending? Does today's widespread...
Curbing Militarism Worldwide -- April 28, 1996
True security for the U.S. and the world depends on economic and social stability in developing countries. Nobel laureate Oscar Arias is leading...
Second Amendment Warriors -- July 30, 1995
The willingness of private militias to bear arms against their own government stems from an interpretation of the Constitution going back to...
JROTC: The Military in our High Schools -- June 4, 1995
The Pentagon says its growing JROTC program has a positive impact on children, other maintain it's a way to recruit...
The CNN Effect: TV and Foreign Policy -- May 7, 1995
Live broadcasts from around the world have complicated the process of foreign and military policy. How do politicians and military planners...
The Press and the Pentagon -- Jan. 26, 1995
Censorship, access to the battlefield, and the impact of live TV are the subject of the ongoing debate as the relationship between the news media and the military evolves into the 21st Century...
Air Wars -- Sept. 18, 1994
The U.S. military uses nearly 50% of American airspace and wants
to use more. A war is being waged between citizens and the
Pentagon...
A New Range War: the Pentagon and Public Lands -- July 24, 1994
Despite a reduction in spending and troop strength, the Pentagon is currently seeking to expand its use of land and airspace in 19 states...
The Media and Images of War -- Jan. 27, 1994
Movies and television, which have helped transmit from generation to generation, a series of myths about war, peace, weaponry and...
Why We Fight -- Dec. 19, 1993
The United States has used armed force abroad over 50 times since World War II. This unusual investigation looks for answers to why we have fought in places as varied as Korea, Panama, Vietnam and Grenada...
Military and American Society -- Nov. 21, 1993 The military is a society within a society. This provocative program reveals how the military's values, privileges and prestige are faring in post-Cold War America...
Veterans in America -- Aug. 22, 1993
More than one American in ten is a veteran. The vets have a big impact on our taxes and our political life. A revealing report on the men and women...
New Civilian Tasks for the Military -- April 11, 1993
The powerful chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee has proposed new civilian tasks for the military...
Women Warriors -- Jan. 28, 1993
What next for women in the military? Combatants or non-combatants?
The Wounds of War: Vietnam -- Jan. 17, 1993
America has not yet come to terms with the Vietnam War. People touched by that conflict reveal the impact on their lives...
Race Relations and the Vietnam War -- Sept. 13, 1992
Vietnam was the nation's first fully integrated war. Veterans describe the racial dynamics on and off the battlefield...
The Seawolf and our Cities -- Aug. 16, 1992
Congress and General Dynamics are building a submarine the Navy doesn't want while American's cities struggle...
The Military in Campus -- May 17, 1992
The controversial relationship between the nation's universities and the military...
Buying Weapons or Building America -- Jan. 23, 1992
Tradeoffs between spending to rebuild America's infrastructure and spending more on weapons...
Animals in the Service of the Military -- Nov. 24, 1991
Animals are involved in preparations for war...
The Loss of an Enemy -- July 28, 1991
The gains and costs of the Cold War to Americans...
War Through the Eyes of Artists -- June 9, 1991
Combat artists in all U.S. wars as give their won view of the reality of war...
The Language of War -- July 29, 1990
The government and military language used to discuss military actions and plans...