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Barack and Michelle Obama
Washington Politics

Obama has a lot to say about everything but his foreign policy

The 44th president has yet to publish his second volume of memoirs, which could shed light on his questionable decisions relating to Afghanistan, Syria, and more

Iran war
Middle East

A new US-Iran war would end where the last one did

The fundamentals won't change: Iran can threaten Hormuz, the United States can punish Iran, and neither can secure its objectives through force.


The earthquake sprung Trump's Venezuela trap
Latin America

The earthquake sprung Trump's Venezuela trap

The administration designed the January arrangement to get the things it wanted without the burden of actually running a broken country. Now, the burden has been established anyway.

Lindsey Graham, last great Cold War warrior, dead at 71
Washington Politics

Lindsey Graham, last great Cold War warrior, dead at 71

The senator was an inspiration to those who believed military power was essential to making the world 'right.' Others thought he lost his 'America First' perspective in Ukraine and Israel.

China just got one step closer to its own nuclear triad
Asia-Pacific

China just got one step closer to its own nuclear triad

Amid growing military tensions in East Asia, Beijing tested its first ever nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile

Trump wall street bell
Military Industrial Complex

Trump acquired at least $10 million in defense stocks last year

The president's portfolio kept accumulating shares in companies — like Palantir and Lockheed Martin — that were benefiting directly from his global military escalations