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Martin Di Caro

2026 wasn't the first time war swayed an election
Washington Politics

2026 wasn't the first time war swayed an election

Yet history shows that no matter who wins, antiwar voters often do not get what they want — especially not right away.

Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
Europe

Reagan & Gorby: What happened in Reykjavik didn't stay in Reykjavik

Forty years later, their efforts remind us of what is possible if leaders are willing to take chances and buck their foreign policy establishments

Minab Iran bombing
Middle East

The US kill count in Iran makes the phrase ‘precision strikes’ absurd

Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Azmat Khan says the Pentagon still obfuscates, lies, and manipulates the truth about civilian deaths in war

A still from 'The Battle of Algiers,' in which French authorities arrest an apparent FLN fighter in a crowd
Media

How the US tried (and failed) to learn from 'The Battle of Algiers'

Sixty years after the film premiered, and 23 years after its screening at the Pentagon, its lessons are as relevant as ever

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) speaks at a protest outside the Capitol during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Feb. 24, 2026
Washington Politics

Sen. Van Hollen: Iran war is illegal and we cannot fund another dime

In an interview with RS, the senator discusses Israeli influence in the US, whether Libya was a mistake, and more