Defense
Donald Trump’s Letter to Kim Jong Un
The president sent a terse note to North Korea’s leader, citing “the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement.”
Management
The Trump-Kim Summit Will Happen Soon or Later or Never
South Korea’s president comes to Washington to prop up diplomacy with North Korea.
Defense
North Korea's Dangerous Game of Telephone With the United States
Kim Jong Un “has been playing a high-risk, high-return game. And he has never lost a bet thus far.”
Defense
What Is America Going to Do About Syria Now?
After the latest suspected chemical attack, the United States has four options.
Defense
McMaster Is Out, an Even Bigger North Korea Hawk Is In
Trump is replacing his national-security adviser with John Bolton, a persistent advocate of military intervention.
Defense
The Return of the Iraq War Argument
The North Korea debate shows the enduring attraction of "preventive war."
Management
The New Secretary of State Is a North Korea Hawk
Mike Pompeo’s skepticism about negotiating with Kim Jong-Un could change the course of nuclear talks.
Defense
Senator Explains His Warning About 'Biblical' Conflict With North Korea
The Idaho Republican also says there's no "bloody nose" strategy: "What a dumb thing to do."
Defense
Senator: The U.S. Military is Preparing for a War with North Korea That It Hopes Never to Fight
Most Americans are not aware of "just how close we are to war on the Korean peninsula," says Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.
Defense
Trump's Red Line on North Korea Gets Fuzzier
Mike Pompeo adds a few caveats to America's strategy.
Management
Lindsey Graham: There's a 30 Percent Chance Trump Attacks North Korea
“I don’t know how to say it any more direct: If nothing changes, Trump’s gonna have to use the military option, because time is running out.”
Defense
Donald Trump: Unlikely Defender of U.S. Allies
The candidate who said Japan and South Korea made "billions screwing us" is now a president vowing to stand by them.
Defense
Trump's North Korea Policy Earns Praise—From a Former North Korean Diplomat
“The unpredictability has worked to some extent,” says one of the country’s highest-profile defectors.
Defense
Senator to Donald Trump: Americans Deserve to Know the Costs of a North Korea Conflict
In a letter to the president, Tammy Duckworth cites the lack of debate before she was deployed to Iraq—and insists that it not happen again.
Oversight
A Former CIA Director Describes the Dangers of 'Trump Unleashed'
John Brennan praises the advisers who restrain Donald Trump’s impulses, calls out the president’s “enablers” inside the White House, and considers the prospect of World War III.
Defense
Washington Resumes Talking About Nuclear War
As the North Korean crisis escalates, the unthinkable has suddenly become discussable.
Management
Madeleine Albright: 'All of a Sudden, Diplomacy Is Being Degraded'
America’s former chief diplomat on the state of the State Department.
Defense
What's the Logic Behind Trump's Threat to North Korea?
The president has vowed the greatest display of military power in living memory—over threats.
Defense
‘Our Readiness for a Terrorist Attack Is Dangerously Low’
“I’ve never seen anything quite like” Trump’s approach to national security, says a former counterterrorism adviser to three presidents.
Defense
Trump's Attack on the Legitimacy of Critiquing Military Operations
The president took to Twitter to argue that publicly discussing the success or failure of a mission “only emboldens the enemy.”
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