List of U.S. Military articles
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Houthi rebel fighters inspect rubble from a U.S. airstrike. Trump’s War on the Houthis Is Going Nowhere
The U.S. Navy can play whack-a-mole with the Houthis, but that changes nothing in the Red Sea.
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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George speaks to U.S. soldiers at the Hohenfels Training Area in southern Germany on Feb. 6. A Drawdown of U.S. Forces in Europe Is All but Certain
Here’s how the Pentagon can rebalance its approach to the continent without sacrificing U.S. interests.
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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during an executive order signing event at the White House in Washington on March 31. Over and Out
A not-so-restrained final intervention from Emma and Matt.
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U.S. President Donald Trump uses his cellphone as he holds a roundtable discussion with governors about the economic reopening of closures due to COVID-19 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Is the Trump Administration SNAFU or FUBAR?
The history of intelligence scandals reveals just how routine—and not—Signalgate has been.
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A soldier with the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, on March 13. What Washington Keeps Getting Wrong in War Planning
Misjudging an adversary’s will to fight has been a major contributor to military failures since World War II.
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The flag of the United States in New York City on Sept. 18, 2019. America Is Listing in a Gathering Storm
Alarms are clanging at the U.S. geographic military commands around the globe.
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Plumes of smoke billow up around the mast of a military ship flying the U.S. flag. A bright burst of light is visible at the top of the image, radiating beams of light through the smoke and backlighting the silhouette of the ship. Trump Dramatically Escalates Military Strikes on Yemen’s Houthis
It’s unclear what the U.S. president’s ultimate aims are—or whether increased military action will be enough to neutralize the Houthi threat.
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A fighter from the Syrian Democratic Forces stands guard in al-Hasakah, Syria, on Jan. 31. What Does the SDF Deal Mean for U.S. Counterterrorism in Syria?
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have agreed to merge with Damascus’s new government.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez during a tour at the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Feb. 2. The Case for Optimism on Trump’s Latin America Focus
Former U.S. SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Laura Richardson says she’s “hopeful” but warns against a “blanket stop” on aid to the region.
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Donald Trump is flanked by U.S. soldiers in formal uniforms as he stands in a doorway of the White House and salutes. Out of focus in the foreground is the bent arm of a soldier saluting back at the president. Will Trump Wage ‘No New Wars’?
Lessons from the past about Trump as commander in chief.
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Kim and Putin meet in North Korea China and North Korea Throw U.S. War Plans Out the Window
The intervention of Asian powers in Europe nullifies decades of U.S. strategic planning.
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U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after speaking during a Make America Great Again rally at Fayetteville Regional Airport in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Nov. 2, 2020. MAGA-World Is Divided Over Trump’s Foreign-Policy Picks
Hawks Rubio and Waltz are being eyed with concern amid growing calls for U.S. military restraint.
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A Russian soldier patrols the Northern Clover military base on the island of Kotelny in the Russian Arctic on April 3, 2019. The New U.S. Arctic Strategy Is Wrong to Focus on China
It emphasizes limited Chinese activities instead of the much more potent Russian threat.
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Donald Trump salutes U.S. military cadets, who are seen from behind in their formal dress uniforms as they face him. Trump’s Plans for the Pentagon
What the U.S. president-elect has said about his agenda for the military.
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A vehicle part of a US military convoy drives in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on Sept. 17. The U.S. Must Learn to Leave Iraq
Getting personnel and equipment out may prove the easy part.
