Defense

The U.S.-Israeli pressure campaign against Iran is drawing in regional actors and alarming foreign policy moderates. The moderates are wrong about why.

Words matter in military affairs. The distinction between a targeted strike and a war isn't a talking point — it's the difference between strategy and chaos.

Markets moved on the Iran news before the cable hosts finished their hot takes. Read the tape. It tells a cleaner story than the Senate floor.

The Defense Department's decision to cut off Anthropic from its AI contracts isn't a Silicon Valley story. It's a national security story, and it raises questions that need answers.

Three American F-16s destroyed by a supposed ally. All crews ejected safely — this time. Calling it a mistake isn't good enough.

The man who spent two decades demanding regime change in Iran is now nitpicking the execution. That tells you everything about the gap between Washington's talkers and its doers.

They tried to mothball the B-1 for years. Then Operation Epic Fury happened, and three Lancers flew nonstop from the continental US to punch holes in Iran's missile caves.

Striking Iran isn't the question anymore. The question is whether Washington has thought through what happens the morning after the bombs drop.

The designated survivor ritual consumed Washington's attention last week. Meanwhile, the real story of stability versus chaos was unfolding six time zones away in North Africa.