David Vine

David Vine is associate professor of anthropology at American University in Washington, D.C. His latest book, "Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World," is part of the American Empire Project (Metropolitan Books). He is also the author of "Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia." He has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, and Mother Jones, among other publications.