List of North America articles
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On this week's episode of The E.R. Podcast, the panel discusses the "sonic attacks" on the U.S. embassy in Cuba. From Moscow to Havana: Secret Weapons and Diplomats
The “sonic attacks” in Cuba aren’t the first suspected instance of invisible attacks on U.S. diplomats.
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A port bow view of the British nuclear-powered attack submarine HMS Valiant. (John Bouvia, Department of Defense) Reliefs, firings, misdeeds, crashes, affairs, drug use and other military mischief
A big Halloween roundup
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NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 28 flight engineer during a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk Jul. 12, 2011. (NASA via Getty Images) Mars-a-Lago: Can the Trump Administration Get Us Beyond the Moon?
Experts doubt a coherent space policy from the Trump administration.
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A screenshot from Project Azriel, a cognitive training game. (Courtesy of CurriculaWorks) Can the Navy’s Million-Dollar Zombie Game Turn You Into a Supersoldier?
I wanted to see if killing the undead would make me smarter.
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Senator Bob Corker speaks to the press on Sep. 9, 2015. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Corker and Cotton’s False Promises Would Push Iran Toward Nuclearization
The Republican senators want to keep the JCPOA while adding new restrictions. It won’t work.
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Nigerien soldiers receive a counter-IED class as part of Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, Feb. 28, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria) 10 questions from a veteran Special Operator about that night in Niger
How did this happen?
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 8. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) Asia Awaits Trump’s Visit With Trepidation
U.S. allies are worried about American drift and Chinese expansion.
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Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, arrives for the start of a hearing after speaking with reporters about U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) A Form of Resistance Every NeverTrumper Can Love
Anyone who’s wary of Trump should be able to agree on blocking his nominees for U.S. attorney.
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A military band conductor rehearses ahead a ceremony to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 1. (Andy Wong/AFP/Getty Images) Washington Has a Bad Case of China ADHD
China is the biggest threat to the U.S.-led global order. But America keeps getting distracted.
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U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7. (Philippe Wojazer/AFP/Getty Images) China Is Looking Forward to Trump’s Truancy at the East Asia Summit
Showing up matters.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Beijing on March 16. (Lintao Zhang/Pool/Getty Images) China Is Eyeballing a Major Strategic Investment in Saudi Arabia’s Oil
Washington may have invented the petrodollar system, but Beijing is looking toward the future.
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Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal looks on during a press conference at the conclusion of the fourth round of negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) at the General Services Administration headquarters in Washington, DC, on October 17. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Trade Proposals Are So Obviously Unpopular They Give Mexicans Hope
Mexico and U.S. trade groups find common ground in defending NAFTA.
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American soldiers conduct a training exercise with the Senegalese military in 2016. (Seyllou/AFP/Getty Images) Why Is the United States in Niger, Anyway?
National security isn’t just about fighting the Islamic State — it’s about building strong partners in Africa.
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Saudi King Salman, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attend a meeting of the Saudi Arabia-Iraq Coordination Council in Riyadh on Oct. 22. (Alex Brandon/AFP/Getty Images) Tillerson Notches Rare Diplomatic Win With Saudis and Iraq
After decades of tension and years of U.S. prodding, Riyadh and Baghdad are mending fences.
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A couple walk pass a condom vending machine July 16, 2002, on a street in Beijing, China. (Getty Images) China Refuses to Admit It Has a Rape Problem. I Would Know.
The Communist Party wants to blame Hollywood and "loose women," instead of acknowledging its own epidemic levels of sexual assault.
