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Trump appears poised to restart the Iran war

Can Pakistan mediate war while opening trade routes to Tehran?

Why Gulf data centers became deliberate targets in Iran War

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

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Trump appears poised to restart the Iran war

Ukraine's conscription crisis is getting increasingly bloody

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

As Rubio turns into punisher, Cubans wary of final blow

Trump's troop withdrawals from Germany might backfire. Here's why.

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Middle East

Joe Kent: Trump can't end war until Israel taken out of the loop

In a wide-ranging interview the ex-counterterrorism chief also balks at arguments that Americans need to 'sacrifice' in order to prevent a future nuclear attack

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Middle East

Tom Barrack's highwire act in the Middle East enters its second year

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

Washington must act to defuse the Baltic powder keg
Europe

Washington must act to defuse the Baltic powder keg

Iraq's new prime minister faces 'mission impossible' over Iran
Middle East

Iraq's new prime minister faces 'mission impossible' over Iran

EU sanctions on violent Israeli settlers are barely a half measure
Europe

EU sanctions on violent Israeli settlers are barely a half measure

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

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QiOSK

AIPAC takes out Israel lobby critic Thomas Massie in grueling primary

The Kentucky Republican had another powerful nemesis —President Trump — who made it his mission to make sure opponent Ed Gallrein won tonight.

Poll shows cracks in GOP support as Iran war drags on

On China, Trump wants to be Mr. Nice Guy now

Trump leaves China with little of substance after summit

Ex-CENTCOM chief headlines lavish Israeli-American Council gala

Asia-Pacific

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

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

Middle east

Thomas Barrack

Tom Barrack's highwire act in the Middle East enters its second year

Trump's ambassador to Turkey and envoy to Syria has earned a mixed reception for his unconventional diplomatic approach

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

Thomas Massie election

Can 'America only' Massie survive today’s AIPAC mobbing?

Democrats playing catch up with their voters on Israel

Democrats playing catch up with their voters on Israel

Are Democrats falling into a hawkish trap on China?

Are Democrats falling into a hawkish trap on China?

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

Marco Rubio Cuba

As Rubio turns into punisher, Cubans wary of final blow

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

Europe

Washington must act to defuse the Baltic powder keg

Washington must act to defuse the Baltic powder keg

EU sanctions on violent Israeli settlers are barely a half measure

How the failure of Trump's Caucasus corridor helped spare Armenia

Ukraine's conscription crisis is getting increasingly bloody

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

Lockheed Martin

Lockheed's new Pentagon deal makes a bad bargain worse

A new contracting arrangement shifts even more risk from the weapons manufacturer to the American taxpayer

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