Muhammad Idrees Ahmad (@im_pulse) is a Lecturer in Journalism at the University of Stirling (Scotland) and a co-editor of PULSE. He is the author of The Road to Iraq: the Making of a Neoconservative War.

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Death from Above, Remotely Controlled: Obama’s Drone Wars
History will view drone warfare as the Obama administration’s signature approach to military engagement.
Muhammad Idrees Ahmad

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ISIS: Managers of Savagery
The sectarian brutality of ISIS has allowed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to disingenuously play the victim: the arsonist masquerading as a firefighter.
Muhammad Idrees Ahmad
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
For more information about the National Writers Union, visit nwu.org.
Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.