Where Soldiers Come From
A new documentary follows the poignant journey of a group of three small town friends to Afghanistan and back again.
View ArticleThrough Veteran's Eyes (rebroadcast)
The Exchange takes a break to reflect on Veterans Day. Through the pages of a new book we learn about the role troops from New Hampshire and Vermont played in Iraq and Afghanistan.
View ArticleBuilding Better Houses For Wounded Soldiers
All wars bring innovations — in weapons, and also in ways to repair the damage done. Penicillin is one of the more famous examples: It came into use as a treatment for troops in World War II. The wars...
View ArticleThe Lost History of 1914
The War to End All Wars, ended as just another history riddled with misconceptions and construed with well-rehearsed grade school dogma. We speak with author of The Lost History of 1914, Jack Beatty,...
View ArticleEmbedded with the Reenactors
One brave journalist's battlefield report...from a war fought long ago.
View ArticleSyria's Rebels Ask, Why Aren't The Weapons Coming?
In a nondescript apartment room in Turkey, just across the border from Syria, clouds of cigarette smoke drift toward the ceiling as Syrian opposition activists ponder how to keep people and supplies...
View ArticleA War With Iran: Rhetoric Or A Reality?
In recent weeks and days, the divisions over how to deal with Iran and its nuclear program have sharpened. The only undisputed fact is that Iran is developing a nuclear energy program, but after that...
View ArticleU.S., Pakistan At Impasse Over Afghan Supply Routes
Nearly four months after Pakistan closed the main supply lines for U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, the shutdown is creating hardship for Pakistani truckers and is forcing the U.S. to turn to...
View ArticleGrieving Afghan Father: 'All My Dreams Are Buried'
Afghans say they're so inured to civilians killed in wars that they bury their dead and move on. That's not so easy for Muhammad Wazir. He lost his mother, his wife, a sister-in-law, a brother, a...
View ArticleTwo Decades After Siege, Sarajevo Still A City Divided
April 6 marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the Bosnian war and the siege of Sarajevo. It was the longest siege of a capital city in modern history, and produced the worst atrocities in Europe...
View ArticleSome Latin Leaders Want New Approach To Drug War
When President Obama travels to Colombia this weekend for the Summit of the Americas, he'll be stepping into a vigorous debate about the drug war that could be awkward for the United States. Some Latin...
View ArticleCivilians Flee, Soldiers Dig In On Sudanese Frontier
There's a tense calm at South Sudan's front line, just 10 miles from the frontier with Sudan, its neighbor to the north. South Sudanese commander Maj. Gen. Mangar Buong says his troops remain on alert...
View ArticleA Laconia Artist Paints Soldiers at War
For this Memorial Day we wanted to tell you about a unique art installation at the New Hampshire National Guard headquarters in Concord. It’s a series of paintings by Elaine Morrison of Laconia,...
View ArticleThose Who Have Borne the Battle
In his new book, Those Who Have Borne the Battle: A History of America's Wars and Those Who Fought Them, former Dartmouth College President James Wright describes the complicated relationship between...
View ArticleThe War Within the War for Afghanistan
An inside look at the war in Afghanistan. Recently, an increasing number of American troops have died at the hands of their Afghan counterparts, raising questions about American efforts there. But...
View ArticleThe New Dogs of War
When we call dogs ‘man’s best friend’, we’re typically referring to their value as companions and protectors - but canines have a long history of helping people with affairs far more solemn that...
View ArticleWhere Soldiers Come From
A new documentary follows the poignant journey of a group of three small town friends to Afghanistan and back again.
View ArticleAndrew Bacevich: Cheap Grace And The American Way Of War
Drawing on Dietrich Bonhoeffer's concept of "cheap grace," Andrew Bacevich exposes the chronic defects in the current U. S. approach to waging war. He explains why the world's most powerful military...
View ArticleWhat Do International Weapons Inspectors Do, Exactly? We Talked To One To...
Only a few days after international weapons inspectors arrived in Syria, they’ve begun destroying Syria’sstockpile of chemical weapons along with the equipment used to make it. The team is reportedly...
View ArticleWhat It's Like Being A Drone War Veteran
A full decade into the drone war in the Middle East, we’re still asking questions: what does an unmanned military mean for the future of warfare? Who chooses who lives and who dies? What does it mean...
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