NATO spending,

 NATO's troubling new addiction to defense spending gimmicks

Rubio NSC

 Rubio's callous national security cull

Iran terrorism, Golden Dome, Trump-Europe, Trump-Putin, Comey

Will Iran kill nuclear negotiations with terrorist attacks in the West?

Trump's Golden Dome is big gamble but may bring big rewards

Trump plays good cop, Europe plays bad cop with Russia and Israel

from Monday

Putin plays Trump for an idiot with continuing ceasefire prevarication

from last Friday

James Comey puts fidelity to profits before fidelity to FBI and country

Gaza-Jordan, GOP-SALT

 Jordan saves children in Gaza while others protest for show

Republicans should let the "One, big, beautiful bill" die on SALT hill

Arabs and Israel, Putin Istanbul

Why Trump is boosting Saudi Arabia and sidelining Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump values the Arabs' financial relationships and deference over Netanyahu's arrogance.

Why I believe Putin will go to Istanbul. Putin wants to avoid new U.S. sanctions and Trump's ire. He will likely fear that failing to attend may lead to a breaking point against him.

POTUS and Putin

Guest Wall Street Journal op-ed

Trump isn't the first president Putin has played. Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Biden were all played by Putin also.

Zelensky-Trump

Vladimir Putin's problem: Zelensky has learned the art of Trump's favor. Ukraine's president is agreeing to whatever Trump suggests then contrasting his approach with Putin's.

Trump Palestinian state?

 Trump may recognize a Palestinian state

Xi-Europe

In Moscow, Xi shows Europe he expects a poodle not a partner. China's supreme leader made clear that his partnership with Russia is only deepening amid Ukraine chaos.

India-Pakistan nukes, AfD Germany

How the U.S. military guards against India-Pakistan nuclear war. The key ingredients are diplomacy, espionage, and submarines.

Germany and Marco Rubio are both wrong about the AfD. The group does have a Nazi problem but also thrives off legitimate grievances.