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
September 30, 2026
iraq war
Asia-Pacific
Why South Korea won’t send military to Strait of Hormuz
Even after considering the US president's threats and the nation's historic ties with Washington, Seoul has insisted that the war in Iran is not its own.
September 25, 2026
Washington Politics
Robert Kagan: Sometimes US intervention is worth blowback
In a wide-ranging interview with RS, the hawkish historian talks primacy, neoconservatives, and why he opposes the war in Iran
August 04, 2026
Washington Politics
Before Lindsey there was Fritz, an anti-Iraq war, Israel skeptic
On foreign policy the former senior senator from South Carolina was as far from Graham as one could get, and was quite quite unapologetic about it
July 28, 2026
QiOSK
James Woolsey, influential neocon and Iraq War booster, dies at 84
In his heyday, the former CIA director was among America's loudest voices pressing for military intervention abroad
July 23, 2026
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.
July 12, 2026
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