Policy
Looks Like Turkey Is Getting Booted from the F-35 Program
After months of threats, Washington appears poised to drop Ankara from the multibillion-dollar project.
Policy
Esper Assures Wary Senators He'll Keep Military Out of Politics
During his confirmation hearing, the SecDef nominee was asked about Trump, China, and Russia — and not Afghanistan, ISIS, or al-Qaeda.
Policy
Inside the Pentagon’s Game of Musical Chairs
Richard V. Spencer is the year’s third acting defense secretary — but there are a lot more moving pieces than that.
Ideas
2020 Democrats Have Found Their Foreign-Policy Battle Cry
Casting Trump as a threat to global democracy and American security, they aim to persuade voters that the danger is real.
Ideas
Send Turkey’s F-35s to Eastern Europe
If Putin is going to send S-400 air-defense systems to Ankara, NATO should send advanced fighter jets where they can deter Russia.
Policy
Milley: War with Iran Would Draw Forces from Great-Power Focus
The four-star Army general received questions but few challenges at his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing.
Ideas
There’s a Deal to Be Had Between the US and Iran
For now, though, both sides seem to prefer escalating pressure.
Ideas
Brexit’s National-Security Impact: It’s More Than the Economy, Stupid
The Trump Administration must broaden its trade-focused perspective, lest it find itself even more isolated from Washington’s closest allies and partners.
Business
Fearing Iran, Qatar Continues Building its Missile Defenses
The Middle Eastern nation told the White House it would buy NASAMS and add to its Patriot batteries.
Ideas
The US Protects the Global Commons. Others Can Police Its Choke Points
Trump's not wrong when he says European, Mideast, and Asian nations should do more to protect Gulf shipping.
Policy
Britain’s Options for Its Ambassador: Defend or Dismiss
The U.K. is left with two seemingly impossible choices after President Trump’s assertion that “we will no longer deal with” Sir Kim Darroch.
Ideas
The US-Saudi Alliance Is on the Brink
The relationship has survived for seven decades. A Democratic president could change that.
Threats
The Day America's Denuclearization of North Korea Died
The first Trump-Kim summit was about convincing Pyongyang to give up nuclear weapons. By the third meeting, it never even came up.
Policy
Trump’s Fourth of July Takeover Was Inevitable
The event is the latest expression of the 45th president’s creeping ubiquity.
Policy
Brand New Marine One Helicopter To Make Debut at Trump’s July 4th Parade
Other aircraft slated to fly over include the B-2 stealth bomber, F-22 Raptor and Air Force One.
Policy
The Normalization of Meeting Kim Jong Un
Trump probably won’t convince the North Koreans to give up their nuclear weapons. But that doesn’t mean he has accomplished nothing.
Policy
EXCLUSIVE: Countries May Begin Backfilling US Troops in Syria Within Weeks, Envoy Says
In an exclusive interview, Amb. Jim Jeffrey also confirmed a breakthrough agreement that could restart the Geneva peace process.
Policy
Top Diplomat Slams ‘Endless War’ Cries of Campaign Trail as ‘the Echo of the 1930s’
“I get terribly worried. Because this shows total ignorance of what’s going on in the world today,” Ambassador Jim Jeffrey says.
Threats
Pentagon Official: We Didn’t Link Iran to al-Qaeda In Hill Briefings
“In these briefings, none of the officials mentioned al-Qa'ida or the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force,” DASD Mick Mulroy said.
Threats