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Military Industrial Complex

Can we please talk about WHY we are in a missile shortage?

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill who are being cajoled into spending billions more on the military budget need to read this first

Bennett Netanyahu
Middle East

The dangerous allure of a post-Netanyahu Israel

Naftali Bennett and his emergent opposition in the upcoming election are just as hardline on security but they want you to think otherwise

China's position on the Hormuz Strait: What 'open' really means
Asia-Pacific

China's position on the Hormuz Strait: What 'open' really means

Beijing is not going to put itself in a position where it loses access to Iranian oil, nor will it support a UN call for force

Mike Johnson congress
Washington Politics

Winning? Republicans support a war that's pummeling ‘Main Street’

Fearing Trump's ire, lawmakers are risking their own political credibility and the midterms by ignoring what Americans really want

Pakistan US-Iran talks
Middle East

Can Pakistan mediate war while opening trade routes to Tehran?

The dual role underscores growing influence as both a practical trade hub and a balancing force in an increasingly volatile region.

Erik Kurilla Israel
QiOSK

Ex-CENTCOM chief headlines lavish Israeli-American Council gala

Known as Israel's favorite American general, recently retired Erik Kurilla was credited with convincing Trump to bomb Iran in June 2025