The Changing Face of Empire · Special Ops, Drones, Spies, Proxy Fighters, Secret Bases, and Cyberwarfare by Turse, Nick -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Contents 1. The Changing Face of Empire

The Blur-ness Shedding Light on “the Dark Continent” Back in the Backyard Still in the Middle of the Middle East From Brushfires to Wildfires

2. Uncovering the Military’s Secret Military

The Rise of the Military’s Secret Military Growth Industry The Pentagon’s Power Elite

3. America’s Empire of Drone Bases

A Galaxy of Bases The Near Abroad Foreign Jewels in the Crown The New Scramble for Africa New and Old Empires

4. Arming Mideast Autocrats

Deficits, Ducats, and Dictators Sending a Message

5. The Pentagon’s Training Missions

Lions, Marines, and Moroccans — Oh My! Getting Friendly With the Kingdom Eager Lights and Lions Who Are Kuwait’s Lucky Warriors? Secrets and Lies

6. Prisons, Drones, and Black Ops in Afghanis

The Big Base Build-Up Construction and Reconstruction Decommission and Deconstruction Tell Me How This Ends

7. Shadow Wars in Africa

Shadow Wars Continental Drift Air Africa The Great Build-Up The Scramble for Africa

8. Washington Puts Its Money on Proxy War

Back to the Future African Shadow Wars Our American Proxies The Proxy Pivot Peace by Proxy The Changing Face of Empire

9. How the United States Creates Global Insta

Covenant of the Arc Flooding the Arc The Arc of History Building Instability Increasing Instability Across the Globe

10. What the U.S. Military Can’t Do A Note on the Text Special Thanks Acknowledgments About Nick Turse About Tom Engelhardt About TomDispatch About Dispatch Books About Haymarket Books