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W.j. Hennigan

W.j. Hennigan

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Trump Wants to Bend Iran. Netanyahu Wants to Break It.

Trump Wants to Bend Iran. Netanyahu Wants to Break It.

American goals are starting to conflict with Israel’s.

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Nothing to See Here, Folks

Nothing to See Here, Folks

The American public has received too little information to effectively judge the goals and objectives of the largest U.S. military operation in the...

03.03.2026 9

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The President of War

The U.S. military was once a tool of last resort for American presidents.

28.02.2026 7

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Why Did Trump Go to War With Anthropic?

The military needs the very best A.I. to streamline its operations. It should find ways to work with these companies, not erect barriers.

28.02.2026 10

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Trump’s Indecent Nuclear Proposal

The president’s new plan is aspirational at best and, at worst, disingenuous.

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Let the Arms Race Begin

Once the New START treaty ends, we will have returned to an era without limits, when arsenals can reach unconstrained heights.

30.01.2026 10

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Trump Finally Told Americans What This Was All About

Trump’s true intentions finally come clear after talk of fighting drugs and instability.

04.01.2026 10

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Why Trump’s Talk About Nuclear Testing Is Dangerous

The president’s ambiguity on nuclear testing is worrisome not only because America’s public can’t know what he means, but because America’s...

31.10.2025 8

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‘So Lifelike as to Be Terrifying’: How Netflix’s Nuclear War Movie Holds Up to the Real World

‘A House of Dynamite’ presents a terrifying glimpse of the modern nuclear risk.

24.10.2025 6

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If We’re in an Armed Conflict, Americans Deserve to Know More About It

From what little we do know about the airstrikes in the Caribbean, the operation doesn’t make much sense.

04.10.2025 10

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Hundreds of Officers. Two Long Hours of Political Theater.

The military was again used as a backdrop for Trump’s clashes in America’s culture wars, testing the armed services’ nonpartisan, apolitical nature.

01.10.2025 10

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Trump Tests the Limits of His Power With a New Airstrike

The Trump administration seems to be betting that Americans are so inured to the war on terrorism that they’ll be indifferent to extrajudicial...

05.09.2025 6

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Democrats Have Criticized Trump’s National Guard Decisions. Where’s Everyone Else?

In the space of a summer, Trump has changed or is trying to change what the National Guard generally does.

27.08.2025 9

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America Can’t Do to North Korea What It Just Did to Iran

The Trump administration should embrace a North Korea strategy that aims to contain escalation, not keep a white-knuckled grip on a failed policy.

29.06.2025 20

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We Have No Idea Where This War Will Go

Projecting any sense of finality about this war is wildly premature.

22.06.2025 20

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If Trump Wants War With Iran, Let’s Hear From Congress First

It’s time for the legislative branch to step up.

18.06.2025 4

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Trump Crossed the Line at Fort Bragg

Donald Trump’s Fort Bragg speech was the latest in a string of high-profile efforts to reshape the military more in his own likeness.

12.06.2025 3

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Ukraine’s Attack Exposed America’s Achilles’ Heel

What happened in Russia can happen in the United States — or anywhere else.

05.06.2025 6

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A Beleaguered Hegseth Wanders Into His Forever War

The operation in Yemen has sent the Trump administration into an exorbitant, potentially escalatory spiral.

25.04.2025 10

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The Message Pete Hegseth Sends the Troops

Last week’s report that the defense secretary shared sensitive information on an unclassified messaging app is now straining the limits of his...

01.04.2025 7

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Stop Iran’s Nuclear Threat With a Deal, Not Conflict

The Trump administration should back away from threats and engage Iran in an effort to bring a diplomatic halt to its nuclear weapons capability.

20.03.2025 10

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America’s Shaken Allies Contemplate a New Nuclear Future

In recent days, the perceived value among allies of acquiring nuclear weapons is up, and confidence in the U.S. nuclear umbrella is down.

12.03.2025 10

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