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Trump is losing control of the Iran war

Oman walks a tightrope amid Trump's threats to 'blow them up'

Trump's art of the deal meets Iran's long memory of foreign exploitation

Should Trump just end the Iran War without a deal?

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Congress quietly moves to integrate US and Israeli militaries

Pro-Israel voices win out, kill bill to stop US-Israel military integration

US-Israel integration is far from 'America First'

Senate wants to force US to share sensitive intel with Israel

Ukraine's military has a real Nazi problem

Europe wants to force Ukrainian refugees to return home to fight
Europe

Europe wants to force Ukrainian refugees to return home to fight

EU leaders are hardening their policies, thinking that sending men back will resolve Kyiv's recruitment crisis — but it will only prolong an unwinnable war.

In an age of 'false realism,' Pope Leo presses for strategic restraint
Global Crises

In an age of 'false realism,' Pope Leo presses for strategic restraint

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Europe

Why a single 'peace deal' for Ukraine war just won't work

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Big surprise: Bolton gets Petraeus treatment after copping to charges

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Middle East

Senate wants to force US to share sensitive intel with Israel

Did CNN just out Azerbaijan as Israel's secret military partner?
Middle East

Did CNN just out Azerbaijan as Israel's secret military partner?

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Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

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'Break their will!' Republicans want Trump to fight Iran, not make deal

Rep. Don Bacon and Sen. Joni Ernst told a CNAS audience that the president looks too eager and that talks were fruitless

Trump vows to take Kharg Island despite risk of ‘suicide mission’

DoD wants to water down curbs to let ex-officials lobby more

WaPo op-ed backs Section 224, omits author's direct Israeli stake

Next 72 hrs will tell us whether Israel plans to kill Trump peace

Asia-Pacific

How not to prevent a war over Taiwan

How not to prevent a war over Taiwan

China's position on the Hormuz Strait: What 'open' really means

China's position on the Hormuz Strait: What 'open' really means

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

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

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War has significantly altered major Trump meeting with Xi

Middle east

'A Nakba of 2026': An IDF reservist recounts his time in Lebanon

'A Nakba of 2026': An IDF reservist recounts his time in Lebanon

In an anonymous interview, an Israeli soldier discusses the drive for 'revenge' in Gaza and beyond

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

Lawmakers owning defense stocks: How corrupt is that?

Washington Politics

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Big surprise: Bolton gets Petraeus treatment after copping to charges

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.)

Lawmakers pump brakes on military AI — sort of

Rep. Mike Rogers

Pro-Israel voices win out, kill bill to stop US-Israel military integration

US and Israeli militaries

Congress quietly moves to integrate US and Israeli militaries

Africa

How a shake-up in Senegal could strengthen Trump's hand in the Sahel

How a shake-up in Senegal could strengthen Trump's hand in the Sahel

Dying in Diesel protests: Africa slammed by Iran war energy crisis

Trump's intensified airstrikes in Nigeria are strategically pointless

What will the West do if Mali falls to jihadists?

Latin America

Abelardo De La Espriella and Ivan Cepeda

No clear winner: Colombia's hard right and left will battle out in runoff

Sunday's election could put Colombia back on team Trump

Noboa's Ecuador: Is this what 'partnering' with the US looks like?

Face the facts: China isn't leaving Latin America anytime soon

Europe

Europe wants to force Ukrainian refugees to return home to fight

Europe wants to force Ukrainian refugees to return home to fight

Why a single 'peace deal' for Ukraine war just won't work

Putin denies economic stagnation after four years of war

Armenia's most critical elections since independence

north america

Carney, Trump, Scheinbaum

Is Trump finally burying the zombie US-Mexico-Canada trade pact?

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

Military Industrial Complex

Don't fall for it: Congress must reject the $1.5 trillion war budget

Don't fall for it: Congress must reject the $1.5 trillion war budget

Trump is using a classic negotiating tactic to pave the way for historically high military spending

Media

WaPo op-ed backs Section 224, omits author's direct Israeli stake

WaPo op-ed backs Section 224, omits author's direct Israeli stake

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How comics taught us how to love and hate war for nearly a century

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

Global Crises

In an age of 'false realism,' Pope Leo presses for strategic restraint

In an age of 'false realism,' Pope Leo presses for strategic restraint

The Holy See's recent encyclical is as much about foreign policy as it is about theology