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Latin America

Team America is back! And keeping with history, has no real plan

Trump's attack on Venezuela leaves a power vacuum and a potentially huge price tag for the US, but lots of opportunities for Wall Street

New weapons to Taiwan: 'Overdue correction' or poorly timed move?
Asia-Pacific

New weapons to Taiwan: 'Overdue correction' or poorly timed move?

There is a right way and a dumb way to show US support for the island. China's moves since the announcement indicates which is which.

Aargh! Letters of marque would unleash Blackbeard on the cartels
Latin America

Aargh! Letters of marque would unleash Blackbeard on the cartels

In order for Congress to shirk its duty to declare a legal war, Sen. Mike Lee would resurrect the age of piracy

Sokoto Nigeria
Africa

Trump's Christmas Day strikes on Nigeria beg question: Why Sokoto?

The US hit a majority Muslim area where ISIS has a questionable foothold and Christians are not being killed

USS Defiant trump class
Military Industrial Complex

Trump's big, bad battleship will fail

At best, the Navy will receive three troublesome ships that will cost more than $10 billion each before then entire scheme is abandoned

World War II Normandy
Military Industrial Complex

Marines know we don't kill unarmed survivors for a reason

It's not in line with the US military's historic tradition or ethical standards, and puts troops at risk