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Zombie war on terror
Global Crises

Beware: The Zombie War on Terror is upon us

The al-Qaida and Taliban threats are long gone but the tools and weapons we created to fight them are finding more monsters to destroy

Patriot Act supporting senators are mad when they are the targets
Washington Politics

Patriot Act supporting senators are mad when they are the targets

The outrage by Senators Blackburn, Graham and others connected to the 'Arctic Frost' spy revelations ring a little thin

Marco Rubio
Latin America

Is Rubio finally powerful enough to topple Venezuela's regime?

The Secretary of State has wanted this for years and now leads a major constituency, including Maduro's opposition, to remove him from power

Rep. Adam Smith
Asia-Pacific

Lawmakers have an antidote for Washington's China panic

Rep. Adam Smith recently led a congressional delegation with a wild idea: Visiting Beijing and talking to Chinese leaders

Nuclear missile
Military Industrial Complex

Put this nuclear missile on the back of a truck — but we still don't need it

The issue plaguing the new Sentinel is not the expensive silo, it's just land-based ICBMs aren't necessary anymore, period.

Maduro, Trump
Latin America

Why we need to take Trump's Drug War very seriously

The president has broadcasted his zeal for military force against cartels for years and appears ready and willing to let it play out