Ideas
It’s Time for the US and Saudi Arabia to Break Up
Riyadh’s recent crude-oil dump is the latest indication that the oil-for-security basis of the special relationship is no longer applicable.
Science & Tech
White House Launches Supercomputing Consortium to Fight the Coronavirus
Scientists are tapping supercomputers to seek treatments and a vaccine.
Policy
Why Trump Isn’t Using The Defense Production Act
He wants to allow corporations to sell vital medical gear to the highest-bidding states. Governors say that’s exactly the problem.
Ideas
The Coronavirus Gives the US a Chance to Restart Talks with North Korea
Even as Kim launches missiles to distract his worried populace, he is seeking US aid for his country's battle with COVID-19.
Ideas
How the Coronavirus Became an American Catastrophe
The death and economic damage sweeping the United States could have been avoided—if only we had started testing for the virus sooner.
Ideas
The Trump Administration Drove Him Back to China, Where He Invented a Fast Coronavirus Test
A federal crackdown on professors’ undisclosed outside activities is achieving what China has long struggled to do: spur Chinese scientists to return home. In this crisis, it’s costing the U.S. intellectual firepower.
Threats
US-China Tensions Heat Up As Beijing Seeks Leadership Role
Both countries have scrambled to shape the international narrative on the COVID-19 virus.
Business
Defense Contractors Can Go To Work Amid State & Local Lockdowns, Pentagon Says
Companies in California have been struggling to navigate statewide orders to stay at home.
Ideas
The Damage That ‘America First’ Has Done
A self-interested strategy will not help the U.S. fight the coronavirus outbreak.
Threats
Leave the National Guard to the States, Says Top General
If Trump federalizes the Guard, they can’t help with law enforcement, says Gen. Lengyel.
Threats
Why US Troops are Pulling Back All Over Iraq
American forces have begun consolidating at better-protected bases as a new Iraqi prime minister-designate tries to form a government.
Ideas
What Trump’s Coronavirus Lie Reveals about the Commander in Chief
“I’ve always viewed it as very serious,” the president said today, after two months of publicly pooh-poohing the epidemic.
Threats
‘We Want to Be the Last Resort,’ Says Defense Secretary
Pentagon’s Esper says the U.S. military is ready to help fight the coronavirus, but may not be the best — or fastest — solution.
Science & Tech
Trump Calls Out China’s COVID-19 Disinformation
Chinese diplomats and officials have been spreading a lie about the virus’ origin.
Threats
Federal Employees Worry Their Agencies Aren't Keeping Them Safe from Coronavirus
White House's "maximum telework" edict isn't helping those without computers, or the 85% of feds outside the DC area.
Threats
Dems Call for ‘War’ on Coronavirus, But Military Says Help is Limited
Trump and New York Gov. Cuomo’s fight over the Army Corps of Engineers highlights divide over the virus and how government should respond.
Threats
Stop Your Non-Mission-Critical Travel, White House Tells Federal Agencies
The Saturday memo to all federal agencies joins Friday's Defense Department stop-movement order.
Ideas
America Is Acting Like a Failed State
The Trump administration has failed to perform the most basic function of a state: to accurately assess a threat to the country.
Science & Tech
After Problems And Delays, White House Touts New COVID-19 Test
The White House says “hundreds of thousands” of tests will soon be available to track the spread of the virus across the United States.
Threats