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Iran War

'Christmas bombings' worked in Vietnam but won't drag Iran to table

Five shameless moments of Iran war opportunism & grifting

The Persian Gulf is blowing up. These 3 obstacles explain why.

America’s hate-hate affair with Iran: A collision course for the ages

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'One big glow': Did Trump just threaten to hit Iran with nukes?

Iran war marks the end of American primacy as we know it

Trump’s Iran blockade snatches defeat from the jaws of victory

What will the West do if Mali falls to jihadists?

The US will suffer more from oil  shock than China, Russia, or EU

If Trump wants out of war he needs to stand up to Israel on Lebanon
Middle East

If Trump wants out of war he needs to stand up to Israel on Lebanon

Tel Aviv has controlled the talks from the beginning and as a result Hezbollah is stronger. Time for Washington to learn from history and take the reins.

Trump's cuts are pushing the UN out of Geneva. That may be a win.
Global Crises

Trump's cuts are pushing the UN out of Geneva. That may be a win.

Taiwan is looming over this week's Trump and Xi summit
Asia-Pacific

Taiwan is looming over this week's Trump and Xi summit

Iran war marks the end of American primacy as we know it
Middle East

Iran war marks the end of American primacy as we know it

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Middle East

Israel's 'permanent security' quest is a policy with sinister implications

US Army Germany
Europe

Trump's right to take troops out of Germany. Now see where they go.

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

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QiOSK

'One big glow': Did Trump just threaten to hit Iran with nukes?

The president is clearly frustrated as the fighting is ramping back up and no deal in sight. Meanwhile his comments did nothing to ease oil fears.

Military slow-rolled news of jet fuel leak at base near Washington

Expert: Iran war cost $72 billion over first two months

Dems push Trump to acknowledge Israeli nukes

Navy to 'guide' vessels through the Hormuz Strait. Well, sort of.

Asia-Pacific

Taiwan is looming over this week's Trump and Xi summit

Taiwan is looming over this week's Trump and Xi summit

Donald Trump Xi Jinping

War has significantly altered major Trump meeting with Xi

apan Ground Self-Defense Force long-range missile launcher

Japan's new long-range missiles put US-China on collision course

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un waiting for Trump, but there's a path right in front of him

Middle east

If Trump wants out of war he needs to stand up to Israel on Lebanon

If Trump wants out of war he needs to stand up to Israel on Lebanon

Tel Aviv has controlled the talks from the beginning and as a result Hezbollah is stronger. Time for Washington to learn from history and take the reins.

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

Lawmakers owning defense stocks: How corrupt is that?play icon

Lawmakers owning defense stocks: How corrupt is that?

Washington Politics

Trump sons

Five shameless moments of Iran war opportunism & grifting

Driscoll Hegseth

Army Secretary Driscoll struggles to survive wild west Pentagon

This Democratic insider wants to rewrite the party’s Israel playbook

This Democratic insider wants to rewrite the party’s Israel playbook

AUMF iran

GOP senators want to give Trump official blessing for Iran war

Africa

What will the West do if Mali falls to jihadists?

What will the West do if Mali falls to jihadists?

Sniffing out Red Sea access, US in line to be Eritrea's latest suitor

How Trump's diplomacy is shaping the war in the eastern Congo

Spurned by Sahel, France courts Kenya, a place it didn't colonize

Latin America

US: Open shipping for me but not for thee (looking at you China)

US: Open shipping for me but not for thee (looking at you China)

In Cuba a deadlock is more likely than a deal

Despite Trump's threats, a US-Cuba deal is taking shape

65 yrs after first one, Trump's 'Bay of Pigs' may take many forms

Europe

US Army Germany

Trump's right to take troops out of Germany. Now see where they go.

No more ‘daddy’? Trump becoming orphan with Euros over Iran

Election of so-called 'Putin agent' is no surprise to ordinary Bulgarians

The EU still has no guts when it comes to Israel

north america

Haiti gang violence

Throwing thousands more soldiers at Haiti will not solve this crisis

CIA deaths in Mexico: Is Trump playing with fire?

Trump's Greenland, Canada threats reflect angst over Russia shipping

Canada is not interested in White House boot licking. So what?

Military Industrial Complex

POGO The Bunker

Waging war across three domains

This week in The Bunker: SECDEF Pete Hegseth steps up his carpet-bombing of the press and more

Media

Iran school attack

Why did mainstream media slow-walk coverage of school attack?

Gen Z doesn't have the same hang-ups about Iran as older Americans

Gen Z doesn't have the same hang-ups about Iran as older Americans

Ngo Dinh Diem vietnam coup assassination

'Kennedy's Coup' signaled regime change doom loop for US

Hegseth to take control of Stars & Stripes for 'warfighter' makeover

Hegseth to take control of Stars & Stripes for 'warfighter' makeover

Global Crises

Trump's cuts are pushing the UN out of Geneva. That may be a win.

Trump's cuts are pushing the UN out of Geneva. That may be a win.

Budget shortfalls could force the organization to move closer to the communities that it's meant to serve