Originally posted at TomDispatch. Here’s a reasonable question to ask in our unreasonable world: Does Donald Trump even know where North Korea is? The answer matters and if you wonder why I ask, just remember his comment upon landing in Israel after his visit to Saudi...

The latest attack in London – the third to hit Britain within seventy-five days – is once again provoking a debate about the relationship between Islam and terrorism. On one side we have those who say Islam is inherently violent, and is incompatible with the basic...

Hundreds of civilians were killed or wounded in Mosul, and white phosphorus may be to blame for some of the casualties.

Islamic State militants may be relocating command centers to Metabijh, near the Diyala-Salah ad-Din border. Militants were reportedly ordered to leave other locations in Kirkuk province, such as Hawija. Mosul is likely to fall within days or weeks, and then the Iraqi...

So, you did not believe in the power of the Deep State? Well, you may change your mind after reading a report in The New York Times that the powers-that-be in Washington are about to deep-six the 6,700-page Senate report based on original CIA cables and other...

At least 3,050 and 922 people were killed across Iraq during May.

Will there ever be an end to the war in Afghanistan? Apparently not if our generals have anything to say about it – and they do. President Trump has turned over the prosecution of our perpetual “war on terrorism” to the Pentagon, claiming that they’ve been held back...

This originally appeared at the Future of Freedom Foundation. Donald Trump’s comments during the 2016 presidential campaign that he wanted the United States to have more-cooperative relations with Vladimir Putin’s Russia have triggered a mixture of hysteria and...