Washington Politics
Trump's realist defense strategy with interventionist asterisks
There's some encouraging signs for restraint but the document still pays homage to American militarism
January 28, 2026
intervention
Africa
US trashed Somalia, can we really scold its people for coming here?
Trump’s vitriol against the African state dates back long before the current aid scandal, but in the context of recent history, it makes little sense.
January 13, 2026
Military Industrial Complex
Veterans: What we would say to Trump on this Memorial Day
Don't just focus on the 'wins' but take cost and 'America First' seriously
May 26, 2025
North America
US-backed, Kenya-manned police mission in Haiti is struggling
Experts say the addition of 600 more officers is unlikely to make a dent in the gang violence and instability there.
October 18, 2024
Europe
Robert Kagan: American passivity led to the Russia-Ukraine crisis
Always nimble, the pro-war raconteur is again making arguments for preventative war, just more obliquely.
April 16, 2022
Washington Politics
Biden’s inflection point
His U.N. Speech shows why he needs to double down on his defiance of the Blob if he wants to, as he says, lead the world to a higher plane.
September 29, 2021
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