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Yemeni war
Middle East

Why Saudi Arabia has returned to war in Yemen

Riyadh apparently believes that diplomacy has failed and previous efforts to appease the Houthis have merely caused their ambitions to expand.

Adm. Brad Cooper
Military Industrial Complex

Military chiefs ruling over regional fiefdoms are the problem

When combatant commanders become more powerful than civilians in the eyes of the media, Washington, and world leaders, it throws off a critical balance

Ukraine war winter
Europe

2027: The Ukraine winter we prayed wouldn't come

Relentless Russian attacks and energy crisis, matched with depleting resources from abroad, demand that Trump make dramatic changes in approach to war now

A banner shows the Pentagon in the background and the words "The Bunker" in the foreground
Military Industrial Complex

US leaves Iraq: 'Shock and awe' curdles into 'Aw, shucks'

The U.S. ends its military campaign in Baghdad after 23 years of fighting. The campaign cost 4,418 US troops their lives and will end up costing nearly $3 trillion through 2050.

Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey
Military Industrial Complex

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

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf at a sessino of parliament in early 2026
Middle East

Is Iran poised to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty?

Opposition to the agreement now goes beyond the country's most hardline elements