New 2021 Defense Budget Standouts – The Indo-Pacific and Hypersonic Missiles
PICTURED: The X-51 Waverider prototype hypersonic glide missile. The latest National Defense Authorization (NDA) for 2021 contains a lot…
Category: Foreign Policy
New 2021 Defense Budget Standouts – The Global War on Terror
PICTURED: Aerial view of Camp Phillips at Windward Point, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The National Defense Auth. for FY 2021…
Tehran Still Willing to Make a New Deal – Asks Washington to “Apologize” First
TEHRAN, Iran. March 16th, 2020. PICTURED: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a press conference addressing the upcoming holidays and…
Why are Congressmen Moving to Try and Stop Trump’s Troop Withdrawals from Germany?
PICTURED: The grand scale of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany captured from helicopter. WASHINGTON. June 18th, 2020. Congressman Eliot…
Does Trump’s Surprise Troop Withdrawals from Germany Contribute to European Security or Diminish it?
PICTURED: The grand scale of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany captured from helicopter. President Trump’s administration announced on June…
33 Years After Iran Contra, U.S. Tries a Second Sanctions Campaign in Nicaragua
PICTURED: President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega. Photo Credit: Cancelleria de Ecuador. CC. 2.0 WASHINGTON. May 22nd, 2020. Chairman Jim…
Trump Administration Continues to Erode Structures of Nuclear Non-Proliferation After Withdrawing from Open Skies Treaty
PICTURED: Boeing OC-135B Open Skies reconnaissance aircraft, used by the U.S. for Open Skies Treaty Flights. WASHINGTON, May 21st,…
The Effects of Sanctions on Venezuela and Iran During COVID-19
PICTURED: President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office, with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to his right. Mnuchin is…
The Bipartisan Foreign Policy Consensus in the U.S. Continually Calls for Intervention
Over the last 12 months, there have been several large calls for renewed or continued interventionist foreign policy across…
Iran Sanctions Have Likely Failed as Tehran Celebrates Satellite Deployment
Dasht-e Kavir, Iran. April 22, 2020. Iranian military satellite Nour-1 is seen before launch from the Qassed launcher Photo…
These Colors Don’t Run – The Face of the Military During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAPAN, September 16th, 2018. PICTURED: Captain Brett Crozier tours the 7th fleet flagship the USS Blue Ridge with Lt.…
The Empire of U.S. Bases Could be the Most High Profile Case of a Coronavirus Casualty
PICTURED: A sandstorm rolls into the Al-Asad air base, Iraq. WASHINGTON. March 31st, 2019. With over 200 military bases…
Maximum Pressure Campaign on Iran Intensifies as Fresh U.S. Sanctions Join Coronavirus in Impacting the Country
TEHRAN, Iran. March 16th, 2020. PICTURED: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a press conference addressing the upcoming holidays and…
House Democrats Move to Prevent the Removal of Any U.S. Troops From 53 African Countries
WASHINGTON D.C. March 4th, 2020. Early reports of a bill slated to be introduced in the House that would…
Yet Again, the Trump Administration has Changed the Justification for Assassinating Soleimani.
PICTURED: General Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at the funeral of Soleimani’s father. CC 4.0 WASHINGTON, February 14,…
Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution, Removing Constitutional Authority for Aggression
WASHINGTON, February 13th, 2020. Introduced on the 9th of January, a joint resolution restricting the American Presidency from acting…
House Votes to Repeal 2002 AUMF For Iraq, Blocks Any Funding for Operations Against Iran
WASHINGTON D.C. January 30th, 2020. Passing 236 – 166, the House of Representatives repealed the 2002 Authorization for the…
U.S. Threatens Another Iranian General With Assassination While Congress Tries to Determine Soleimani Legality
PICTURED: Iranian Brigadier General Esmail Qaani. Photo credit Tasnim News Agency. CC 4.0 The new Commander of the Iranian…
U.S. Sanctions Every Newly-Elected Member of the Venezuelan National Assembly Leadership
CARACAS, Venezuela. January 6th, 2020. In a move to put greater pressure on the regime of Nicolas Maduro in…
Pompeo Refuses to Testify Before House Committee on ‘Imminent Attack’ Claim Relating to Soleimani’s Death
WASHINGTON D.C. Tuesday, January 14th 2020. Sec. of State Mike Pompeo refused to testify before a hearing of the…