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Trump: giving Ukraine Patriot Missile license is ‘cool.’ No it’s not.
President Donald Trump said this morning from the NATO Summit that the U.S. will give Ukraine the licenses to build America’s prestige Patriot…
US-Iran on dangerous path to blowing up MOU over Hormuz
For the second time since the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed, Washington and Tehran have slipped back into direct military confrontation….
Inside the growing religious revolt against Christian Zionism
Each year, hundreds of activists from Christians United for Israel (CUFI), America’s largest Zionist organization, descend on the Capitol for a marathon lobbying…
Why is the Selective Service war gaming a ‘special skills’ draft?
Documents obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request show that the Selective Service recently gamed out what a military draft would look…
Ayatollah Khamenei’s carefully crafted and choreographed funeral
Meticulously choreographed, this week’s funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei across Iran are honoring the country’s highest political and religious authority, while…
Goodbye Indo-Pacific, hello first island chain!
On June 16, the Pentagon announced that U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) would revert to its 1947 name, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM). U.S. officials…
Hormuz chokepoint? Turkey wants to be king of the Middle Corridor
The outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz catalyzed an energy market shock that reverberated…
Iraq PM embraces his inner Michael Corleone — for the best of reasons
In the iconic final sequence of The Godfather, Michael Corleone eliminated his rivals one by one while his son was being baptized. The…
Thinking twice about that US-China superwar
President Donald Trump has proved, yet again, why America’s founders wisely insisted that only Congress could declare war. The legislative branch must empower…
NATO Summit: Time to take the transatlantic crisis by the horns
The mood ahead of NATO’s 34th summit in Ankara beginning on Tuesday can hardly be described as jubilant, and for good reason: the…
