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

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

A carefully managed restructuring of our forces in East Asia would reduce tensions in the region and protect American interests

Increase in Hormuz oil traffic is papering over a darker reality
Middle East

Increase in Hormuz oil traffic is papering over a darker reality

Experts say a closer look reveals increasing prices, exhausting reserves, and an unsustainable security situation because Iran is still attacking

Kurdish peshmerga troops participate in an intensive security deployment
Middle East

Can Kurds in Iraq unite as US troops withdraw from the country?

The Kurdistan Regional Government announced a unification of its military forces, but there's a lot of work left to do

Donald Trump speaks into a microphone as Xi Jinping listens nearby
Middle East

Is China Trump's only hope for ending the Iran war?

US interests in both the Middle East and Asia would be best served by cooperation with Beijing

Supporters of Flavio Bolsonaro at a rally, with some carrying a large inflatable of Donald Trump
Latin America

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

US interference in this weekend's election in Brazil could help left-wing President Lula

Trump Oklahoma rally midterms
Washington Politics

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

Some Republicans are trying to address the economic pain of their voters while skirting around Iran criticism. Is it working?