National Security

President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office, on November 18, 2025.

The Saudi Nuclear Deal Is a Typical Trump Fiasco The Saudi Nuclear Deal Is a Typical Trump Fiasco

Yet again, the president trumpets a foreign-policy agreement steeped in recklessness, lies, and corruption.

Jul 24, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Columbia students, professors, and supporters gather in front of the university’s gates to rally in support of Mahmoud Khalil, Leqaa Kordia, and the numerous other community members who have been unlawfully detained by ICE, often with support from the Columbia administration, in New York City on March 9, 2026.

Mahmoud Khalil and the Patriotism of Dissent Mahmoud Khalil and the Patriotism of Dissent

I was born in Iranian prison to political activists. Our families’ stories demonstrate that those who expose injustice will always be viewed as threats to the established order.

Jul 4, 2026 / Sahar Delijani

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth on March 23, 2026.

Trump and Hegseth Are Winning the War Against Their Own Military Trump and Hegseth Are Winning the War Against Their Own Military

The president and the defense secretary are being humiliated abroad, so they’re purging scapegoats at home.

Apr 24, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Demonstrators protest against GardaWorld after the security company was awarded over $100 million in ICE contracts.

Meet ICE’s Secret Canadian Partner Meet ICE’s Secret Canadian Partner

The Canadian security company GardaWorld is manning detention facilities like Alligator Alcatraz. It is far from the only Canadian-based firm in bed with ICE

Apr 17, 2026 / StudentNation / Sena Ho

Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, during a spotlight forum on the economic costs of climate change at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

Democrats Are Badly Failing to Hold Trump Accountable Over Iran Democrats Are Badly Failing to Hold Trump Accountable Over Iran

Party leaders have been doing everything in their power to avoid confronting the US-Israeli war in any meaningful way.

Apr 9, 2026 / Aída Chávez

A dark smoke cloud engulfs destroyed vehicles following a US-Israeli airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8, 2026.

Fortress America Is Now Our Main Climate Policy Fortress America Is Now Our Main Climate Policy

The US spends trillions not to prevent climate catastrophe but to crack down on climate refugees and prepare for climate conflicts.

Mar 13, 2026 / Sarah Lazare

President Donald Trump hosts a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House on August 18, 2025.

European Cowardice Is Empowering Trump’s New Imperialism European Cowardice Is Empowering Trump’s New Imperialism

NATO allies don’t want to confront Trump’s aggression. But they may ultimately not have a choice.

Jan 9, 2026 / Jeet Heer

President Donald Trump signs an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (C) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine shake hands, in the Oval Office of the White House on September 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump and His Cronies Want a War in the Western Hemisphere Trump and His Cronies Want a War in the Western Hemisphere

Don’t be fooled by the anti-interventionist language. The Trump administration is only too eager to use military force.

Jan 2, 2026 / William D. Hartung

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order Is Illegal?

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order Is Illegal? Who’s Responsible When a Military Order Is Illegal?

For military members, simply recognizing that you have the legal capacity to do what’s right is no small thing.

Jan 1, 2026 / Nan Levinson

Trump Foreign Policy

Trump’s National Security Strategy and the Big Con Trump’s National Security Strategy and the Big Con

Sense, nonsense, and lunacy.

Dec 10, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage

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