Global Crises
Trump's ill-fated attempt to copy Israel's 'mowing the grass' strategy
From Venezuela to Iran, the president thinks he can avoid 'the forever war trap' but that is exactly what we're going to get
March 16, 2026
Brandan P. Buck
Latin America
Nostalgia isn't strategy: Stop the Monroe revisionism and listen
Offering a sober assessment of 19th and 20th Century US foreign policy and lessons learned the hard way
January 09, 2026
Middle East
US veterans: Didn't we fight Al Qaeda terrorists for a reason?
Some want to suggest what is happening in Syria is cause for celebration. But not everyone is ready to embrace our new, strange bedfellows.
December 17, 2024
Washington Politics
Tulsi smears are an American tradition. They shouldn't be.
Calling Trump's DNI pick an 'asset or a dupe' has its roots in a long history of chilling anti-war speech
November 28, 2024
Washington Politics
Harris embrace of Cheney goes back to World War I
The kind of progressivism that people expect from the Democratic Party has been subsumed by another
October 23, 2024
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