The push for US involvement in the Middle East always comes with a cost for taxpayers and service members. Find out which firms and political groups consistently collect the payoff.

Explore how prioritizing loud claims and symbolic acts, like renaming the Department of Defense, created a costly national security posture that delivered theater, not durable strategic gains.

Beijing's new "Blocking Rules" tell Chinese companies to ignore US oil sanctions. This unprecedented legal and commercial move could redefine global financial power dynamics.

Discover how Senator Graham's consistent advocacy for aggressive American power, from Iraq to Ukraine, became his most enduring political legacy. It outshone his late-career pivot.

It's not a secret cabal, but an open system of budgets, lobbyists, and political will. This article explains how the military-industrial complex makes peace a revenue problem.

Jared Kushner's firm secured billions from Middle East funds after his White House tenure. We examine the pattern of access, power, and profit that defines his post-government business model.