Leadership

New elected German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and former Chancellor Angela Merkel laugh together during a handover ceremony in the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021.

Merkel era ends with Olaf Scholz sworn in as German chancellor

Asher Notheis · December 8, 2021 10:54 pm

Courage, Strength & Optimism

Winning is the only thing

Mackubin Owens · October 11, 2021 5:44 pm

The unbearable burden of being Joe Biden

Hugo Gurdon · September 1, 2021 12:51 am

"The Pentagon has not received any orders with regards to Venezuela," said Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon Friday evening, according to CNN.

Beltway Confidential

Afghanistan debacle fuels general officer crisis

Tom Rogan · August 27, 2021 6:18 pm

Beltway Confidential

Review: Clarity in Crisis, by Marc Polymeropoulos

Tom Rogan · May 28, 2021 8:16 pm

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., looks to House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as he speaks in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018.

Trey Gowdy rips Ted Cruz’s trip to Cancun and the excuse about his children

Zach Halaschak · February 19, 2021 2:28 am

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Trump leaves behind a coterie of frustrated former national security advisers

Jamie McIntyre · January 22, 2021 4:00 am

Oregon fire response sees leadership shakeup while wildfire threat intensifies across region

Washington Examiner · September 14, 2020 2:00 pm

Portland leaders call for calm, offer no details on path forward

Washington Examiner · August 31, 2020 1:00 pm

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to journalists following a strong earthquake, at his official residence in Tokyo.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns due to poor health

Zach Halaschak · August 28, 2020 2:27 pm

Magazine - Life & Arts

The original populists

Robert Gerwarth · August 7, 2020 3:00 am

A protestor throws a tear gas canister back toward riot police after a 10pm curfew went into effect in the wake of Monday's riots following the funeral for Freddie Gray, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Beltway Confidential

Why won’t Trump lead against riots?

Tom Rogan · June 1, 2020 4:38 pm