Israel-Hamas War Negotiations Expand in Doha

Multiparty talks, including Hamas, Israel, the United States, and Egypt, now include cease-fire negotiations as well as hostage release issues. The presence of both sides for so-called proximity talks – meeting mediators separately while in the same city – suggested negotiations were further along than at any time since a big push at the start of February when Israel rejected …

Renewed Calls on Capitol Hill to Close Guantánamo Bay

A hundred advocacy groups send an open letter to President Biden asking him to, once again, close the controversial detention center at this American base in Cuba. A visit by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, promoted the request. Her department issued a new report …

Lingering Contractor Injuries From the Afghanistan War

After more than 20 years of fighting, the last U.S. combat troops left Afghanistan in August 2021. However, instability continues in the war-torn country. Similarly, most private military contractors left Afghanistan around 2021. However, many of these contractors continue to suffer from serious deployment-related injuries. Some of these long-term, deployment-related injuries are discussed below. These injury victims are eligible for …

Learning More About Burn Pit Injuries With AI

Participants in a new study will wear ring-shaped remote medical monitors that track oxygen saturation levels and other vital data, which doctors can then interpret. During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military used open-air burn pits to get rid of garbage. Plastics, metal, and even biohazardous waste were doused in jet fuel and set on fire. Millions of …

Marines Start Packing Up in Japan

As part of a longstanding plan to remove troops from Okinawa, some 9,000 Marines will move to their new digs at Camp Blaz, which is on Guam, by the end of 2024. Currently, about 18,000 Marines are stationed on Okinawa. “A small detachment of Logistics Marines will move to Guam in late 2024 in preparation for follow-on forces to move …