Washington Politics
Five restraint successes — and five absolute fails — in 2025
Trump's promise of an 'America First' realism in foreign policy has delivered not a clean break, but a deeply contradictory picture
December 30, 2025
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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
QiOSK
Did mission creep kill 3 Americans in Syria?
How the US’s unresolved objectives in Syria put National Guard troops in the line of fire
December 15, 2025
QiOSK
Why are US National Guardsman getting killed in Syria?
Just as importantly, why are they there?
December 14, 2025
Middle East
‘This ain’t gonna work’: How Russia pulled the plug on Assad
On the first anniversary of the Syrian regime's fall, Neil Partrick explains how a 50-year dynasty collapsed in a few short weeks
December 08, 2025
Middle East
Trump brings out the big guns for Syrian leader's historic visit
Last week, Sharaa was a US-designated terrorist. Today, he’s sitting in the Oval Office
November 10, 2025
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