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US strikes on alleged drug  boats have killed more than 160 people
QiOSK

US strikes on alleged drug boats have killed more than 160 people

With eyes on Middle East, military continues campaign of deadly strikes at sea.

President Johnson in Vietnam
Middle East

Lacing up LBJ's shoes, Trump is walking willingly into a trap

'Choosing War' author Fredrik Logevall on how the Democratic president went from bombing in 1964 to sending 500,000 ground troops into Vietnam by 1967

Think the Iran war is a disaster? Blame these DC think tanks first.
Washington Politics

Think the Iran war is a disaster? Blame these DC think tanks first.

We asked AI to find the conflict's biggest boosters in Washington. Surprise: many are connected to Israel and pushed for the invasion of Iraq too.

American farmers fertilizer
Global Crises

Trump risks war backlash from the heartland: American farmers

Even if Gulf shipping reopens tomorrow, supply lags and energy costs are driving fertilizer and other input costs sky high — just in time for planting season

Why Trump’s Hormuz blockade is headed for a bust
Middle East

Why Trump’s Hormuz blockade is headed for a bust

First of all, if Washington establishmentarians like the idea, there must be something seriously wrong with it

Peter Magyar Hungary
Europe

What Viktor Orban's crushing defeat in Hungary really means

Ascendent leader Peter Magyar is no liberal, and is certainly not pro-Ukraine but tapped into the bread and butter issues pressing on the people