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Trump lifted sanctions on Syria. Now do Cuba.

The president’s new national security memo on Cuba reaffirms his old policy of punishment, which does nothing for US interests

By the numbers: US missile capacity depleting fast
Military Industrial Complex

By the numbers: US missile capacity depleting fast

Our industrial base isn't keeping up with the pace of weapons transfers to Ukraine and Israel

Erik Prince Blackwater
Military Industrial Complex

Erik Prince brings his mercenaries to Haiti. What could go wrong?

The former Blackwater founder and global gun for hire wants to get back into the Washington game, big time.

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Global Crises

Trump the anti-war president was always a myth

Let the record show: Trump poured fuel on our endless wars and kicked diplomacy to the curb.

Diplomacy Watch: Did Boris Johnson help stop a peace deal in Ukraine?
Europe

Diplomacy Watch: Did Boris Johnson help stop a peace deal in Ukraine?

A recent piece in Foreign Affairs revealed that Kyiv and Moscow may have had a tentative deal to end the war all the way back in April.

Right now NATO could not win a war with Russia
Europe

Right now NATO could not win a war with Russia

Are the allied forces helping or hurting the prospects of a sustainable peace? This retired Royal Navy commodore has some thoughts.