Journalism is not like war: In war the victors get to write the history; in today’s journalism, the losers write it.

Money and political influence play an outsized role in US military force posture, like the $141 billion Sentinel

Russian Defense Minister Shoigu has hand-delivered Putin’s personal letter offering to mediate conflict with Israel to Iran’s leaders

As the Ukrainian war rumbles on is it time to examine whether NATO and the influence of America in Europe has contributed to the escalation in Eastern Europe? Benjamin Abelow joins Unintended Consequences to discuss his book How the West Brought War to Ukraine.

Did you notice that we’ve lost the press freedom that is essential in our democracy? If you’re like many people, probably not.

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The report asserts that its proposals are meant to prevent rather than spark a conflict

Since the fairly spectacular but also hyped Cold War-style prisoner exchange between Russia and the US, some observers have wondered if this could be a harbinger of a general return to diplomacy, especially with regard to ending the needless and catastrophic war in and over Ukraine. Optimists have gone as far as to even allow themselves not only a question but some hope.

Biden’s legacy includes the Ukraine war which could have easily been prevented, had the US played a mediatory role, and an escalating Near Eastern conflict for which there is no end in sight.

Andriy Yermak has amassed outsized influence in the president’s office and a raft of government departures are fueling concern in Western capitals