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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
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