The American force posture in the Middle East — some 40,000 troops spread across the region — came into focus following the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, and the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear ...

The protagonists of 1914 were sleepwalkers, watchful but unseeing, haunted by dreams, yet blind to the reality of the horror they were about to bring into the world.”C.Clark, ‘’The Sleepwalkers: How ...

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING -- Recent U.S. strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities propelled the some 40,000 American forces in the region into the spotlight over fears of retaliation and sparked fresh ...

U.S. halts shipments of key weapons for Ukraine. UK and Germany ready mutual defense treaty. Trump says Israel has agreed to a long-awaited 60-day ceasefire in Gaza. US, Indo-Pacific allies unveil ...

Eric Trager is the Esther K. Wagner Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where his research focuses on Egyptian politics and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Dr. Trager has served ...

U.S. military gets new Centcom, Eucom commanders. U.S. envoy Kellogg blasts Russia for stalling negotiations and continuing Ukraine attacks Kim Jong Un publicly mourns troops killed fighting for ...

BOOK REVIEW: Fuji Fire: Sifting Ashes of a Forgotten U.S. Marine Corps TragedyBy Chas Henry / Potomac BooksReviewed by: Bill ...

Sifting Ashes of a Forgotten U.S. Marine Corps TragedyBy Chas Henry / Potomac BooksReviewed by: Bill HarlowThe Reviewer — ...

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani served as the U.S. Representative to the Korea Energy Development Organization (KEDO), as well as former CIA director of East Asia Operations. He also served as Associate ...

Dr. Michael Vickers served as Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence from 2011 to 2015 and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations, Low Intensity Conflict, and Interdependent ...