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President Donald Trump pictured at the White House
Middle East

How Trump's Iran operation turned into a forever war

With few good options available, the US has left little hope for peace in the Middle East any time soon

US gas prices war
Washington Politics

On this Labor Day, Trump offers no sympathy to working Americans

The president's war has jacked up energy prices, including gas and the diesel used to transport goods, and his White House appears not to care

A US soldier walks through the street in Baghdad
Washington Politics

25 years after 9/11, the US still doesn't know 'why they hate us'

The War on Terror showed the perils of seeking military solutions for political problems. Policymakers never got the message.

President George W. Bush and White House staff watch news coverage of Flight 175 striking the South Tower of the World Trade Center at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida
Washington Politics

Symposium: What I miss most about pre-9/11 America

We asked diplomats, scholars, activists, and military leaders about what the US has lost in a long quarter century

Gtmo
Washington Politics

Why 9/11 mastermind KSM still awaiting trial after a quarter century

By any measure, the controversial Guantanamo Bay court has failed its purpose, but believe it or not, proceedings press on.

Somali pirates
Africa

Somali piracy was under control. Then came the Iran war.

Bandits off the Horn of Africa have taken advantage of the deteriorating security sitauation, attacking at least 15 ships this year