Washington Politics Congress poised to do less oversight on arms sales New bills would continue to chip away and the legislative branch's role in shaping US foreign policy William Hartung July 18, 2025
QiOSK Grok’s latest gig? A $200 million Pentagon contract The DoD is paying AI power hitters top dollar to bolster its bottom line, even in the ‘warfighting domain’ Stavroula Pabst July 15, 2025
Europe Russia sanctions & new weapons, is Trump stuck in Groundhog Day? The president who insisted that the Biden era policies did not work finds himself in a rerun of his own first term on Ukraine policy. Ian Proud July 14, 2025
Military Industrial Complex Bombers astray! Washington's priorities go off course This week in the Bunker: 'Big beautiful bill' shafts the troops, a purported defense-reform bill is anything but, and more Mark Thompson July 12, 2025
Europe Blob exploiting Trump's anger with Putin, risking return to Biden's war Neocons and hawks are crowing today but the president would be smart to remember 'America First' means doing things differently Eldar Mamedov July 11, 2025
Middle East Lifting sanctions on Syria exposes their cruel intent As Trump shifts US policy, former defenders now concede what was long denied — the economic war killed more than it helped Michael Galant Eleonora Piergallini July 11, 2025
