Middle East
The military's dependence on our citizen soldiers is killing them
The deaths of two American soldiers in Syria remind us that the National Guard wasn't designed to backstop policies that enable forever war
December 17, 2025
The deaths of two American soldiers in Syria remind us that the National Guard wasn't designed to backstop policies that enable forever war
Experts weigh in on what looks like a 'perfect storm,' with fatalities on the rise and readiness suffering
The president declared the Nation’s capital a 'public safety emergency' on Monday
Time to recognize that in their current state, our elite forces are bad for the military, bad for society, and bad for the operators themselves
Hawks Ursula Von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas tried to use an emergency bypass measure to fast-track part of a $900 billion plan. Luckily, it didn't work.
A new report finds that 2024 saw the biggest increase in spending since the end of the Cold War
