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WAR PRESIDENT: THE IRAN TRAP

Three months before the midterms, eight in ten Americans — majorities across every political party — say the war has raised the cost of living.

WAR PRESIDENT

A dense crowd fills the Ellipse at dusk facing a stage and lighting towers, the Washington Monument at left, a fan holding up an American flag.

Is the Iran war turning young voters away from Republicans ahead of the midterms?

Looking up at a ring of tall ballistic missiles under a dark hangar ceiling dotted with lights, one marked "USA."

Latin America’s Long Game: Nuclear Disarmament in the Age of AI

A view shows a microphone next to the Presidential seal on the roof of the Oval Office, during a press conference with US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 30, 2025.

Information War

US President Donald Trump looks on as he meets with Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (not pictured), in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 16, 2025.

War Fatigue

How the War on Terror Was Fought at Home

The tail rotor of a gray Navy helicopter rises behind a deck fence beside an American flag streaming from a flagpole against a clear blue sky.

Are US Military Bases Overseas Crucial Assets or Risky Liabilities?

The Crude Realities of Hormuz

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at a 2019 rally for Bernie Sanders.

Inside AOC’s Foreign Policy Vision

A US Marine gives hand and arm signals to a Light Armored Vehicle in Norway.

Does the Security Assistance the US Provides Really Work?

A man in an abandoned building sits holding a burning newspaper.

Can Democracy Survive Big Tech?

AOC Meets World

Two soccer players fight for control of the ball in the US v Belgium game.

The Ugly Politics of the Beautiful Game

Elon Musk and Donald Trump at a White House press pool, with both standing in front of a Tesla Cybertruck.

Afrikaner Refugees and the Limits of US Pressure on South Africa

Two men look across a river at a European building.

America in the Eyes of the World

Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses the press from a podium at the White House.

US-Iran Talks Are Off to a Promising Start, But the Hard Part Is Yet to Come

Donald Trump shakes hands with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

Could the FIFA World Cup reduce US-South African tensions?

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS) shakes hands with President Trump.

The Gulf Plays Defense

All About Air Power

An Army paratrooper descends through the sky with a flying American flag.

The myth of rally round the flag

A brighter future for all
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