With Afghanistan in the rearview mirror, U.S. hawks turn their sights to China as the new battleground. They may be waiting a long time.

Evidence-free accounts of spooky weapons bedeviling American diplomats have lawmakers jumping at shadows—and talking of war.

The idea that Joe Biden squandered American credibility in the Afghan withdrawal is seductive, but it connects the wrong dots.

The comparisons to his predecessor are overblown, but the president’s U.N. speech highlighted some glaring gaps in his foreign policy.

It’s not that the Taliban are nice fellows. It’s just no longer in their self-interest to harbor Al Qaeda—which is pretty decimated anyway.

We veterans survived the post-9/11 wars through dumb luck. Surviving the aftermath was another story.

How the turn toward “precision” combat promoted endless war

The 1961 Cuba invasion was an epic presidential botch—and yet, Kennedy’s standing improved afterward. Take note, Mr. President.

Critics of Biden’s withdrawal are using women as props to push for more war.

The president finally retreated from his hyperdefensiveness and reached into his bag of empathy. And it was about time.

The 20-year conflict was a boon to the military-industrial complex, at the cost of untold lives.

The mainstream media is giving the impression that U.S. veterans largely oppose the troop withdrawal. In truth, many of them are traumatized by the fact that the war has gone on this long.

As the Taliban takes over the country, hawkish pundits and ex-officials in America are still clinging to the long-broken dream of nation-building.

Spencer Ackerman’s new book argues that the forever wars created the conditions for Trump’s rise.

America is finally pulling out of a losing war, after two decades of lies and deceit from the country’s military leaders.

The administration has promised to revise the post-9/11 legal basis for permanent war. It’s not enough.

Biden’s airstrike in Syria shows how little is going to change about America’s military entanglements in the Middle East.

A consideration of dirty work, the people who dream of doing it, and what it means for everyone else

How the Capitol riot was a natural consequence of the country’s response to the 9/11 attacks

If they’re the conscience of the Republican Party, then the post-Trump era will be just as destructive as the past four years were.