By Jennifer Kavanagh on Jul 15, 2025 12:05 am In the first six months of his second term, President Donald Trump has demonstrated his love for three things: deals, tariffs, and ultimatums. Read in browser »
By A.J. Manuzzi on Jul 15, 2025 12:05 am If accounts of President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iranian nuclear facilities this past month are to be believed, the president’s initial impulse to stay out of the Israel-Iran conflict failed to survive the prodding of hawkish advisers, chiefly U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Michael Kurilla. Read in browser »
By Ian Proud on Jul 14, 2025 08:58 am President Trump finds himself in a rerun of his first term on Ukraine policy. Declawed by lawmakers in D.C. and forced to push policies that worsen the U.S. relationship with Russia. Read in browser »
By Eldar Mamedov on Jul 11, 2025 02:46 pm Donald Trump’s recent outburst against Vladimir Putin — accusing the Russian leader of "throwing a pile of bullsh*t at us" and threatening devastating new sanctions — might be just another Trumpian tantrum. Read in browser »
By Dan Grazier on Jul 11, 2025 12:05 am For the better part of a decade, China has served as the “pacing threat” around which American military planners craft defense policy and, most importantly, budget decisions. Read in browser »
By William Hartung on Jul 10, 2025 12:05 am Advocates of ever-higher Pentagon spending frequently argue that we must throw more money at the department to “support the troops.” But recent budget proposals and a new research paper issued by the Quincy Institute and the Costs of War Project at Brown University suggest otherwise.