By Molly O'Neal on Mar 12, 2024 12:05 am
Relations among the European backers of Ukraine have been roiled by recent battlefield developments indicating momentum may have passed to Russia amid stalled American funding for military support to Ukraine. Read in browser »
By Daniel Larison on Mar 11, 2024 05:39 am
In a Sunday interview on MSNBC, President Biden warned the Israeli government that an assault on Rafah would cross a red line, but then immediately undermined that message with contradictory statements. Read in browser »
By Jake Werner on Mar 08, 2024 12:06 pm
Washington’s latest efforts to ban TikTok are symptomatic of a deep dysfunction in thinking about China. Read in browser »
By Mark Episkopos on Mar 08, 2024 12:05 am
There is little secret that proponents of total victory in Ukraine have trained their focus on ensuring that a $60 billion Ukraine military aid package, introduced by the Biden administration late last year, is passed by Congress. Its backers claim this aid is of vital, even existential importance, but what effects could this package actually have on the battlefronts in Ukraine and what is really at stake in the debate over Ukraine aid more broadly? Read in browser »
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos on Mar 07, 2024 11:53 pm
UPDATE 3/9: The Pentagon said Friday that the effort to establish a maritime corridor from Cyprus to Gaza and a temporary pier to surge humanitarian aid to Palestinians there would require more than 1,000 U.S. forces between the Army and Navy. DoD spokesman Pat Ryder said the operation will take about 60 days to build out and would include elements of the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) from Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia, plus a mix of other units and ships that have yet to be identified. Read in browser »
By Connor Echols on Mar 07, 2024 03:35 pm
The Senate passed a bill Thursday that would dramatically expand a compensation program for Americans affected by U.S. nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining. Read in browser »