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Asia-Pacific

Japan's new long-range missiles put US-China on collision course

Ahead of the Trump-Xi summit, Tokyo is making moves that could stoke tensions between the two powers

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Asia-Pacific

Kim Jong Un waiting for Trump, but there's a path right in front of him

From Pyongyang’s perspective, engagement with Seoul has little strategic value. But there are diplomatic ways around that.

Do the math: How much Trump's Iran war will cost you at the pump
Global Crises

Do the math: How much Trump's Iran war will cost you at the pump

With the Strait of Hormuz all but closed, the average US driver is predicted to pay $235 more over the next year

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Middle East

On war, Trump must remember the wisdom of St. Augustine

The 'just war' theologian understood that force must be governed by prudence, reckoning with second and third order effects. We didn't do that in Iraq, or now

Planes and pilots down: Is US prepared for real conventional war?
QiOSK

Planes and pilots down: Is US prepared for real conventional war?

We were told we had total air superiority and that Iran's military is 'decimated.' Suddenly that isn't the case and things have gotten much more complicated.

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Trump's April Fools' Address to the nation

Expectations reached a fever pitch Wednesday, but he neither called for an end to the war nor announced a ground invasion. Bottom line: We're not finished.