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Tracking the global fallout from the Russo-Ukrainian war
An investigation published in Esquire, a change of venue, and an award.
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Kenneth R. Rosen
September 2022
Pasta steamed in pig intestines during the 'New Cyber World War'
Stories in Politico Magazine, WIRED, UnHerd, WaPo and more.
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Kenneth R. Rosen
April 2022
Welcome to an inhospitable Europe
Ukrainians are welcome; others are pushed back.
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Kenneth R. Rosen
February 2022
January 2022
September 2021
Confronting antigovernment domestic extremism in Appalachia
Plenty of media have run stories on the veterans who are working to bring home Afghans who worked alongside Americans abroad. They’re known as members…
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Kenneth R. Rosen
The names you’ll never know
This essay originally appeared on TomDispatch.com. As a parting shot, on its way out of Afghanistan, the United States military launched a drone attack…
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Kenneth R. Rosen
Reliving and overcoming trauma through virtual reality therapy
One of the programs that did not make it into the final draft of my Washington Post story in Tuesday’s “Health” section was the BRAVEMIND VR Exposure…
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Kenneth R. Rosen
WaPo: How virtual reality therapy can help make bad memories more manageable
A patient who was seriously injured in a car crash, which killed the other driver, and experiences severe PTSD cannot find therapy that quells their…
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Kenneth R. Rosen
August 2021
When democracy dies in Afghanistan
On January 20th, 1961, in his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy Jr. made clear the pledge of the American people: the nation “shall pay any…
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Kenneth R. Rosen
What drives veterans to suicide?
There is no doubt one question left unanswered as we witness the daily advances made by the Taliban in Afghanistan: what difference did an American…
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Kenneth R. Rosen
A veterans group takes aim at domestic extremism and misinformation
After doom-scrolling through my social media feeds on the afternoon of Jan. 6, now known as the Capitol insurrection, I wanted to engage with the…
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Kenneth R. Rosen
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