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Iran War

Thanks to Trump's war, Dems successfully co-opt 'America First'

IMF-World Bank meetings juggle equal parts relief, dread

By pursuing a big 'win' in Iran, Trump is destined to lose

Why Saudi Arabia has returned to war in Yemen

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High on wins in Tigray, Ethiopia now has Eritrea in its crosshairs

Why Trump is likely to join Saudi war against Houthis

By pursuing a big 'win' in Iran, Trump is destined to lose

As Houthis encircle Taiz, Yemen's Saudi-backed gov't faces disaster

Why the US will never give up Diego Garcia

A ''No drone zone'' warning sign at Brussels Airport in Brussels, Belgium, on March 20, 2026
Europe

Evidence of a Russian 'hybrid war' in Europe is vanishingly thin

The narrative of all-out gray-zone conflict with Moscow evokes Italy's Cold War 'strategy of tension'

Members of the Ramstein Air Base honor guard post the colors during the 52d Operations Group Detachment 1 change of command ceremony at the 32d Tactical Air Base
Europe

What's the point of a permanent US military base in Poland?

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Middle East

A new 'Danube' approach to the Hormuz Strait is in order

As Houthis encircle Taiz, Yemen's Saudi-backed gov't faces disaster
Middle East

As Houthis encircle Taiz, Yemen's Saudi-backed gov't faces disaster

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez waves ahead of a meeting with Paraguayan President Santiago Pena at Miraflores Palace
Latin America

What happened to all the concern about Venezuelan democracy?

Maryam Rajavi with Elaine Chao and Rudy Giuliani
Middle East

How the UAE and MEK weaponize AI to spread propaganda

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

A woman participates in a protest and holds up a sign saying "stop sending American weapons"
QiOSK

Most voters in key states want to block US arms transfers to Israel

A new poll found widespread frustration with the Washington-Tel Aviv relationship ahead of the midterms

Plurality of active-duty service members oppose Iran war: poll

Voters more worried about Iran war than immigration or crime: polls

Eisenkot aims to out-hawk Netanyahu ahead of elections

Republicans say they don't like the war but not how they'll stop it

Asia-Pacific

Philippines protests

Unrest in Philippines threatens to upend US backed data centers

Diego Garcia airbase

Why the US will never give up Diego Garcia

Two Navy ships arrive at port in Okinawa, Japan, after service in Asia and the Middle East

The case for pulling US military back from the first island chain

Donald Trump Lee Jae Myung

Why South Korea won’t send military to Strait of Hormuz

Middle east

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A new 'Danube' approach to the Hormuz Strait is in order

While going back to the status quo ante — free transit through the waterway — seems unlikely, there's a proven way ahead that won't breach sovereignty or shut off access

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

Will Americans ever escape this 'imperialist realism'?play icon

Will Americans ever escape this 'imperialist realism'?

Washington Politics

Thanks to Trump's war, Dems successfully co-opt 'America First'

Thanks to Trump's war, Dems successfully co-opt 'America First'

Trump rally Ohio

'Major wipeout' of 2006 proportions could force a new GOP reckoning

benezel smotrich natcon

NatCon 2026 in Israel: Coming home?

Trump Oklahoma rally midterms

Red scare: Solid GOP districts reeling from war, price backlash

Africa

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at a news conference

High on wins in Tigray, Ethiopia now has Eritrea in its crosshairs

Reignited violence in Ethiopia threatens to engulf the entire region

Gen. Burhan digs in as Trump's visa-for-ceasefire scheme blows up

In Red Sea crisis, Somaliland seizes leverage for US recognition

Latin America

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez waves ahead of a meeting with Paraguayan President Santiago Pena at Miraflores Palace

What happened to all the concern about Venezuelan democracy?

Trump's 'Shield of the Americas' is more fragile than it seems

Will Trump's efforts to boost Bolsonaro blow up in his face?

Venezuela blowback may have a long fuse. It always does.

Europe

Members of the Ramstein Air Base honor guard post the colors during the 52d Operations Group Detachment 1 change of command ceremony at the 32d Tactical Air Base

What's the point of a permanent US military base in Poland?

Evidence of a Russian 'hybrid war' in Europe is vanishingly thin

Europeans shouldn't throw out the truck with the diesel deal

Former UK diplomat: My return from Russia became a nightmare

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

Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey

Palmer Luckey building submarines is not the craziest idea

A $7 billion deal is raising eyebrows, as is the Anduril CEO's relationship with Trump. But after so many shipbuilding failures, the DOD could do worse

Media

Zach Bryan Gaza

Unlike Sheeran, Zach Bryan read the room and wore the right shirt

Ed Sheeran

After Macklemore sacking, Ed Sheeran enters his 'Sun City' moment

Miriam Adelson looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House

Israel's Lobby 2.0: What Walt & Mearsheimer didn't anticipate

Global Crises

IMF World Bank spring meetings 2026

IMF-World Bank meetings juggle equal parts relief, dread

On one hand there's more economic resilience than expected but on the other, everyone appears waiting for the other shoe from the war to drop