Michelle Obama said the presidency "reveals who you are." Trump's handling of the deaths of four U.S. soldiers proves her right.

Catalonia wants independence from Spain, but modern history is littered with cautionary tales about the dangers of partition.

The party has been divided on foreign policy since Vietnam, but Trump's reckless stance on North Korea presents an opportunity to come together.

Putin’s foreign policy is rooted in an epic myth of betrayal and redemption.

Progressive activists are preparing for the worst, but the party has been largely silent. Bernie Sanders is hoping to fill that void later this week.

David Armitage's book tracks changing definitions of civil war, from Ancient Rome to the American Civil War to now.

His threats against North Korea expose the many dangers of the White House's post-9/11 powers. Here's what Congress must do.

The standoff on the Korean Peninsula is tense, but stable—unless the American president disrupts it.

His leftist apologists in the U.S. media aren't just blind to Russia's election meddling, but to Putin's xenophobia and homophobia.

Will Trump's bluster spark a war with Iran?

The class responsible for the lucrative rush to war can literally buy its way out of annihilation, thanks to the boom in luxury bunkers.

Despite Trump's campaign rhetoric, his hawkish stance increasingly resembles Hillary Clinton's—and it's stirring fears of a major war.

What might countries accomplish now that they can't rely on America?

In Western Sahara, 165,000 refugees are still fighting for their freedom.

Nixon was smart and calculating. Trump is just ignorant and incompetent.

The president is becoming a typical right-wing Republican, thereby preserving a flawed status quo.

Dave Grossman teaches police officers to think like "warriors." But is the rise of a militarized mindset turning black citizens into targets?

The missile attack on Syria shows how the president has caved to the Pentagon—with deadly consequences for U.S. foreign policy.

New military recruits train for battle against their powerful neighbor.