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Iran War

Pakistan thought it won the peace. Now, it could be dragged into war.

With Trump distracted by Iran, Netanyahu is squeezing Gaza

The Houthi blockade puts Trump in a serious bind

Gunboat or showboat: Can the Navy truly sustain a long war with Iran?

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Congress quietly moves to integrate US and Israeli militaries

The West's plan to pressure Putin has a glaring flaw

Aiming at the Gulf, Iran shoots itself in the foot

Pakistan thought it won the peace. Now, it could be dragged into war.

The Houthi blockade puts Trump in a serious bind

The law that could help Congress  kill Trump's Iran deal
Washington Politics

The law that could help Congress  kill Trump's Iran deal

While lawmakers on both sides may prefer not to take a public vote one way or the other, there are ways opponents of diplomacy could look to derail the MoU

South Carolina Senators Fritz Hollings and Lindsey Graham,
Washington Politics

Before Lindsey there was Fritz, an anti-Iraq war, Israel skeptic

Trump oil fields
Global Crises

Trump is playing chicken with America's oil reserves

The new US push for peace in Libya is — surprise — about the oil
Africa

The new US push for peace in Libya is — surprise — about the oil

Oman is cozying up to China as US throws Mideast into disarray
Middle East

Oman is cozying up to China as US throws Mideast into disarray

Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference
Europe

Zelensky's 'Freya' missile defense scheme could backfire. Here's why.

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

Zelensky's big idea for Trump: Ukraine is the Israel of Europe
QiOSK

Zelensky's big idea for Trump: Ukraine is the Israel of Europe

The Ukrainian president is emphasizing the close ties between Iran and Russia as he seeks greater US support

Ex-US ambassador says Palestinian state would be 'suicide' for Israel

As war drags on, Ukraine’s population is collapsing

James Woolsey, influential neocon and Iraq War booster, dies at 84

Rubio arrives in Manila as China-Philippines tensions spike

Asia-Pacific

As Myanmar collapses, it’s time for China to step up and be the hero

As Myanmar collapses, it’s time for China to step up and be the hero

China just got one step closer to its own nuclear triad

China just got one step closer to its own nuclear triad

Goodbye Indo-Pacific, hello first island chain!

Goodbye Indo-Pacific, hello first island chain!

China Russia navy

Thinking twice about that US-China superwar

Middle east

Oman is cozying up to China as US throws Mideast into disarray

Oman is cozying up to China as US throws Mideast into disarray

The war in Iran is pushing smaller states to diversify their great power partnerships — if Washington will let them

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

Trita Parsi: Beltway hawks desperate to upend MOU to end warplay icon

Trita Parsi: Beltway hawks desperate to upend MOU to end war

Washington Politics

South Carolina Senators Fritz Hollings and Lindsey Graham,

Before Lindsey there was Fritz, an anti-Iraq war, Israel skeptic

China hawks are losing the public opinion battle

China hawks are losing the public opinion battle

Israel targets X users, right-wing media with $2 million ad push

Israel targets X users, right-wing media with $2 million ad push

John Esposito, 86, showed how Islamophobia warped US policy

John Esposito, 86, showed how Islamophobia warped US policy

Africa

The new US push for peace in Libya is — surprise — about the oil

The new US push for peace in Libya is — surprise — about the oil

Violence in Mali risks destabilizing the Sahel

US knows UAE fueling war in Sudan but $1.4 trillion is getting in the way

HIV/AIDS support is latest casualty in Trump's 'white genocide' beef

Latin America

What a US war with Cuba would really look like

What a US war with Cuba would really look like

'ISIS of the Western Hemisphere'? Latin America isn't buying it

Can Cuba outlast Marco Rubio?

Bolivian security forces are cracking down. The US is helping.

Europe

Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference

Zelensky's 'Freya' missile defense scheme could backfire. Here's why.

The West's plan to pressure Putin has a glaring flaw

France is doubling down on nukes. Will Europe pay a price?

Ukraine's defense minister walked into Zelensky corruption buzzsaw

north america

China and Russia and the US icebreaker race

China and Russia and the US icebreaker race

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?

Military Industrial Complex

Trump wall street bell

Trump acquired at least $10 million in defense stocks last year

The president's portfolio kept accumulating shares in companies — like Palantir and Lockheed Martin — that were benefiting directly from his global military escalations

Media

World War I propaganda poster

When Democrats were smearing socialists over war

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

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

war comic books

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?

Global Crises

Trump oil fields

Trump is playing chicken with America's oil reserves

The US risks depleting its emergency petroleum supplies even as it escalates with Iran