Foreign Policy

In Huge Reversal, Trump Announces Expanded, Unlimited War in Afghanistan

After years of decrying America’s 16-year war in Afghanistan as expensive and unwinnable, President Donald Trump announced Monday that he would continue and...

Michael Tennant August 24, 2017

North Korea Attacks U.S.-South Korean Military Exercises and Makes Wild Threats

Warren Mass August 21, 2017

North Korea’s official newspaper has attacked the U.S.-South Korean Ulchi Freedom Guardian joint military exercise with South Korea, calling it “reckless behavior.” ...

Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Military Ready to Confront North Korea, but Diplomacy Is Preferred Option

Warren Mass August 14, 2017

General Joe Dunford said that while the military will make sure President Trump has everything needed to deal with North Korea, the military...

What Does the U.S.-North Korean War of Words Really Mean?

Warren Mass August 9, 2017

President Trump has warned North Korea not to make threats against the United States, but Pyongyang has responded by threatening the U.S. territory...

Official Says North Korean Missile Has “.00001 Percent Chance” of Getting Through Defenses

Warren Mass August 9, 2017

Guam’s Homeland Security Adviser George Charfauros said, “There’s .00001 percent chance of [a North Korean] missile getting through [the THADD defense] layer” on...

Trump Slams “Unconstitutional” Sanctions Law, but Still Signs It

Alex Newman August 3, 2017

Facing a veto-proof super-majority in Congress, President Donald Trump reluctantly and privately signed H.R. 3364 on August 2, piling more sanctions on Russia,...

Mueller’s Role in Delivering Uranium to Russians Raises Questions

Steve Byas August 2, 2017

The cable unearthed by WikiLeaks raises doubts about the objectivity of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. ...

Recently Tested North Korean ICBM Said to be in Range of Most of U.S.

Warren Mass August 2, 2017

North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on July 28 that theoretically could reach much of the United States, including Boston and...

Are Worsening U.S.-Russian Relations a Victim of American Politics?

Steve Byas August 1, 2017

The congressional sanctions on the Russians are supposedly meant to damage Vladimir Putin. But what are the actual results? ...

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Says U.S. Talking With China About Sanctions on North Korea

Warren Mass July 26, 2017

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said that talks with China aimed at gaining China’s support for UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea are...

U.S. Airstrike Kills at Least 16 Afghan National Police Members

Warren Mass July 25, 2017

A U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand killed at least 16 Afghan National Police (ANP) force members in a “friendly fire”...

Defense Dept./Pentagon Report Calls for Total State as American Empire “Collapsing”

C. Mitchell Shaw July 24, 2017

A recently released Department of Defense risk assessment report shows that the “primacy” of the United States in the order of nations is...

Hawaii Unveiling Preparedness Plan for North Korean Missile Attack

Warren Mass July 21, 2017

Hawaii is formulating a plan for what a Honolulu newspaper describes as “the unlikely event that North Korea launches an intercontinental ballistic missile”...