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Two Navy ships arrive at port in Okinawa, Japan, after service in Asia and the Middle East
Asia-Pacific

The case for pulling US military back from the first island chain

A carefully managed restructuring of our forces in East Asia would reduce tensions in the region and protect American interests

Increase in Hormuz oil traffic is papering over a darker reality
Middle East

Increase in Hormuz oil traffic is papering over a darker reality

Experts say a closer look reveals increasing prices, exhausting reserves, and an unsustainable security situation because Iran is still attacking

Trump Oklahoma rally midterms
Washington Politics

Red scare: Solid GOP districts reeling from war, price backlash

Some Republicans are trying to address the economic pain of their voters while skirting around Iran criticism. Is it working?

Goodnight Baghdad: US troops leave Iraq after 23 years
Middle East

Goodnight Baghdad: US troops leave Iraq after 23 years

Had anyone told me while I was dodging IEDs in 2007 that I'd be writing about the final withdrawal at age 48, I would have rightly questioned the entire project

A collage showing Joe Biden, Jake Sullivan, Jon Finer, Brett McGurk and Avril Haines
Washington Politics

Ex-Biden officials are desperate for a Gaza scapegoat

Journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed's 'Crossing the Red Line' is a searing indictment of the former president's inner circle and its disastrous Israel policy

Flock cameras
Military Industrial Complex

The Pentagon gets flocked in a no-bid contract. What could go wrong?

The parking lot of the US military headquarters has been outfitted with the controversial cameras. There is a risk of it backfiring that is not inconsequential.