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We Need a Long-Term Strategy to Deal With Iran

Jonathan Ruhe / June 10, 2026

A man in a blue suit and striped tie speaks at a podium bearing the Department of War seal, with an American flag and military banner visible in the background.

The Morning Dispatch

Hegseth’s War on Generals

Peter Gattuso, James P. Sutton, & Ross Anderson / April 15, 2026

CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. (Photos by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images and Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images).

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The Morning Dispatch

The Pentagon vs. Anthropic

James P. Sutton, Peter Gattuso, & Ross Anderson / March 3, 2026

Iran launches missile strike on U.S. Fifth Fleet Headquarters in Bahrain

World Events

What the Next Phase of the War With Iran Will Look Like

Jonathan Ruhe / March 3, 2026

Iranian Government Marks Anniversary Of 1979 Revolution

The Morning Dispatch

Is War With Iran Imminent?

James P. Sutton, Peter Gattuso, & Ross Anderson / February 27, 2026

Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch. (Photos via Getty Images)

National Security

Orders They Can and Should Refuse

Kevin Carroll / January 13, 2026

Chicago Celebrates Halloween Amid Increased ICE Activity

Politics

Is the Deportation Campaign Prioritizing the ‘Worst of the Worst’?

Grayson Logue / December 4, 2025

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth departs after a secure briefing about Venezuela with lawmakers and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Capitol Hill on November 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The Morning Dispatch

Did Pete Hegseth Order a War Crime?

James P. Sutton, Peter Gattuso, & Ross Anderson / December 2, 2025

Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Getty Images).

National Security

The ‘Five Eyes’ Are Blinking

Kevin Carroll / November 20, 2025

Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Getty Images).

National Security

Cold War Statecraft for the 2020s

Steven Weber / October 9, 2025

Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Getty Images).

Wanderland

Desirable Things and Their Limits

Kevin D. Williamson / October 6, 2025

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Meets With Donald Trump At The White House

National Security

A Big Production for a Small Vision

Mike Nelson / October 2, 2025

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National Security

From Russia With Impunity

Mark Sawyer / September 23, 2026

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National Security

Generals Need to Answer the Hard Questions

Kevin Carroll / September 18, 2026

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National Security

Is China Driving Anti-AI Sentiment?

Mark Sawyer / September 17, 2026

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World Events

Russia’s Threats to Europe Extend Beyond Ukraine

Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau & David J. Kramer / September 11, 2026