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 ...

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 ...

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Julian McBride is a former US Marine, forensic anthropologist, and independent journalist born in New York. His bylines can ...

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 ...

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

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

The core lessons from the Cold War should guide us as we face the new “Axis of Aggressors” today. First among these, is that ...

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 ...

Cipher Brief Expert Daniel Hoffman is a former senior officer with the Central Intelligence Agency, where he served as a three-time station chief and a senior executive Clandestine Services officer.