US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Women, Peace and Security initiative ‘woke’ and ‘divisive’. But history shows soldiers of all stripes have served with honour.
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The US system that classifies and protects secrets has emerged in a curious way since the 20th century.
The strength of these alliances depends on whether Trump views Tokyo and Seoul as bulwarks against China’s rise or vassals that can be extorted for financial gain.
Was this the biggest security blunder in American history?
It’s hard to see how the Trump administration will fix the damage caused by this intelligence blunder.
Top US officials discussed plans to strike Houthi rebels on an unclassified platform with a journalist. Here are 3 questions answered by a former ADF operations specialist.
An attempt at a military invasion of Canada would be catastrophic for the U.S. Short of a desire for self-sabotage, there is no incentive for Americans to undertake such a reckless course.
The ‘great negotiator’ Trump appears to have conceded several key points to Putin before the talks proper have even started.
When common sense is promoted as a virtue, it’s not just to celebrate how regular people understand the world. It promotes a worldview that rejects empirical facts and paves the way for propaganda.
In 2016, some wondered if Donald Trump’s first-term cabinet picks would temper his worst impulses. Such questions seem laughably naive today.
Hegseth’s Christian views have been shaped by a 20th-century movement, Christian Reconstruction, which seeks to make America a Christian nation built on biblical law, writes a religion scholar.
The incoming U.S. president and his potential cabinet share a track record of sexual abuse allegations and cover-ups. The characteristics that accompany such behaviour don’t bode well for the world.
There are some surprising and controversial choices, but all Trump’s cabinet picks have made their allegiances very clear.
People have denied germ theory since the moment it was born in the late 19th century.
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