Defense

Israel and Hamas pressed by all comers to come to agreement

By Mike Brest July 30, 2025 5:30 pm

Army secretary orders West Point to terminate job offer for former Biden official

Mike Brest Jul 30, 2025

Pentagon spokesman labels IG’s SignalGate evaluation ‘political witch hunt’

Mike Brest Jul 30, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington.

Trump bolsters military’s nuclear readiness to deter Russia

Tom Rogan Jul 30, 2025

Trump downplays effectiveness of sanctions as he announces Aug. 8 deadline for Russia: ‘It may or may not affect them’

Jamie McIntyre Jul 30, 2025

A perfect time for Trump to fulfill his promise to end our forever war in Afghanistan

By Brad Polumbo December 11, 2019 9:47 pm

CIA Director nominee Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday,June 23, 2011, before the Senate Intelligence Committee during a hearing on his nomination. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

‘Undeniable progress’: Petraeus defends record in Afghanistan after documents reveal massive failures

By Jamie McIntyre and Russ Read December 9, 2019 7:53 pm

Afghanistan’s problems are endless. The US presence shouldn’t be

By Daniel DePetris December 9, 2019 7:01 pm

Elaborate NATO plan to placate Trump undone in a moment by video mockery

By Rob Crilly December 4, 2019 8:37 pm

‘Slightly delinquent, I would say’: Trump slams Canada over low NATO defense spending

By Dominick Mastrangelo December 3, 2019 6:32 pm

How Americans and America benefit from NATO

By Tom Rogan December 3, 2019 11:00 am

Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin.

Don’t let impeachment drama keep the US from supporting peace in Ukraine

By alexis-mrachek December 2, 2019 11:00 am

Trump administration must learn from Eddie Gallagher mistakes

By Washington Examiner November 26, 2019 8:18 am

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, right, and his wife, Andrea Gallagher leave a military court on Naval Base San Diego on Tuesday in San Diego. A military jury acquitted a decorated Navy SEAL of premeditated murder Tuesday in the killing of a wounded Islamic State captive under his care in Iraq in 2017.

Navy will decide whether to yank Eddie Gallagher's SEAL Trident

By Russ Read November 20, 2019 3:39 pm

In this two photo combination image taken from video released Wednesday June 21, 2017, by the Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, showing kidnapped teachers Australian Timothy Weeks, top, American Kevin King, who were both abducted by the insurgents in Afghanistan in August 2016. The two men were abducted outside the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, where they work as teachers. In the video the two captives report the date as June 16, and say they are being treated well by the Taliban but that they remain prisoners and appeal to their governments to help set them free.

Two Western hostages released in exchange for Taliban insurgents

By Susan Katz Keating November 19, 2019 12:00 pm

Mark Esper is seen at an event.

South Korea should pay more for US military presence, Esper says

By Jamie McIntyre November 15, 2019 1:30 pm

The best way to honor our veterans is to learn from our foreign policy mistakes

By Daniel DePetris November 11, 2019 4:47 pm