Will Trump shred the Iran nuclear deal?
Or is that the least of our problems when it comes to U.S.-Iranian relations?
Get the data: A list of U.S. air and drone strikes, Afghanistan 2017
US drones and jets have been bombing Afghanistan since late 2001 and the airstrikes look set to continue into the Trump administration.
The U.S. should back Russia’s Syria ceasefire
For all its shortcomings, Obama’s seemingly improvised Syria strategy has taken advantage of unexpected opportunities. This could be the latest.
The age of great expectations and the great void
History after “the end of history.”
The year of the commando
U.S. special operations forces deploy to 138 nations, 70% of the world’s countries.
How George W. Bush dissed the U.S. intelligence community
The likelihood is that the crimes of Bush, Cheney, Libby and Rove so far revealed are only the tip of the iceberg.
America’s major challenges in Middle East policy in 2017
Trump’s announced Iran policy is a mess, and it remains to be seen if he can shape it into something meaningful.
The biggest killer of U.S. troops in the Middle East is not ISIS –...
So what is the solution? How can the U.S. rein in this epidemic of suicide among active duty troops and vets?
Silent partners
The strange alliance between Israel and Saudi Arabia
No more holiday gifts for repressive regimes
The U.S. is selling weapons to a country that's killing a child every 10 minutes. That has to stop.