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The Unsolved Mystery of Michael Flynn’s Plea Deal

Fri, 08/12/2017 - 18:51
It might be a dramatic breakthrough in the investigation of Donald Trump — or a revelation of Robert Mueller’s weak hand.

Military Mischief: O-5 and Above Edition

Fri, 08/12/2017 - 16:10
A brief list of recent military wrongdoing.

It Is High Time to Do Away With the President’s Nuclear ‘Football’

Fri, 08/12/2017 - 16:05
The recent Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on nuclear weapons introduced some unsettling possibilities.

Don’t Mess With This Military Working Dog

Fri, 08/12/2017 - 16:00
A military working dog on the go.

Who’s Afraid of a Balance of Power?

Fri, 08/12/2017 - 14:13
The United States is ignoring the most basic principle of international relations, to its own detriment.

Don’t Trust China’s Opening of Its Financial Sector

Fri, 08/12/2017 - 13:53
Inviting foreign investors into a closed economy is a lot easier said than done.

SitRep: Trump Jerusalem Decision Sparks Day of Rage Across Middle East

Fri, 08/12/2017 - 13:47
Temporary government funding bill pushed through, fighting ebbs in Yemen

Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem Is Not a Disaster

Thu, 07/12/2017 - 22:54
But the Trump administration needs to walk a very fine line with Palestine and Arab states.

Tillerson: Biggest Snag in U.S.-Russia Relations is Ukraine, Not Election Meddling

Thu, 07/12/2017 - 21:56
U.S. ‘badly’ wants to mend fences with Moscow, Secretary of State Tillerson says.

Putin Uses Olympic Ban to Rally Support for His Presidential Bid

Thu, 07/12/2017 - 20:15
The IOC’s unprecedented ban on Russia for sports doping feeds his narrative of a nation under siege.

In Return to Cold War Posture, U.S. Sending Sub Hunting Planes to Iceland

Mon, 04/12/2017 - 12:22
NATO and the United States are confronting years of neglect of their submarine-detecting capabilities, while Russia has pulled even.

Trump Boycotts U.N. Migration Talks

Sun, 03/12/2017 - 04:30
The White House’s ‘America First’ policymakers see little gain in setting the global rules for migration.

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Former British Colony Scorned

Sat, 02/12/2017 - 08:00
The U.K.'s biggest hurdle to a successful Brexit is the small country next door.

Mike Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI, Is Cooperating on Russia Probe

Fri, 01/12/2017 - 20:24
The former national security adviser was asked by Trump team officials to make contact with the Russians.

How Not to Fix the U.N. Human Rights Council

Fri, 01/12/2017 - 20:03
The Trump administration wants reform. But putting Israel above all other priorities is a big mistake.

Proposed U.S. Cuts to AIDS Funding Could Cause Millions of Deaths: Report

Fri, 01/12/2017 - 17:25
While the Trump administration praises its progress on the AIDS fight, health campaigners warn they are making the fight that much harder.

The reflective leader: A major lesson from the memoirs of U.S. Grant

Fri, 01/12/2017 - 16:15
Grant's memoirs show that self-awareness and honest reflection are crucial to leadership

War and Reconstruction: Ron Chernow’s marvelous new biography of U.S. Grant

Fri, 01/12/2017 - 16:10
In the years following the Civil War, the American south descended into chaos.

SitRep: Tillerson Still in; The Pentagon’s Magic Numbers in Syria

Fri, 01/12/2017 - 13:45
U.S. looks to fly armed drones in Niger; privatizing covert ops; and lots more

How to Move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem

Thu, 30/11/2017 - 23:58
And what it means, legally, if Trump does.

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