Trump Wants the Most Expensive Missile Defense Program Since Reagan. It Won’t Make Us Any Safer.

Fred Kaplan

Jan 17, 2019 6:51 PM

The Fact That There Are No Notes of Trump’s Meetings With Putin Is Terrifying, Even if They Aren’t Colluding

Fred Kaplan

Jan 14, 2019 1:37 PM

Pompeo Attacks Obama, Defends Trump, Fails at Both in Cairo Speech

Fred Kaplan

Jan 10, 2019 4:58 PM

Are We Actually Getting Out of Syria?

Fred Kaplan

Jan 07, 2019 2:12 PM

The U.S. Should Withdraw From Afghanistan, but Not Like This

Fred Kaplan

Dec 21, 2018 3:21 PM

Mattis’ Departure Will Make a Lot of People Nervous. It Should.

Fred Kaplan

Dec 20, 2018 7:40 PM

Trump Is Right to Want U.S. Troops Out of Syria, but a Hasty Departure Could Make Things Worse

Fred Kaplan

Dec 19, 2018 2:56 PM

The Dick Cheney Biopic Doesn’t Just Fail as Comedy. It Fails as History.

Fred Kaplan

Dec 17, 2018 12:01 PM

Trump Is Arguing Both Sides of the Defense Spending Debate

Fred Kaplan

Dec 13, 2018 4:15 PM

The Best Jazz Albums of 2018

Fred Kaplan

Dec 10, 2018 8:00 AM

John Kelly Was Supposed to Bring Credibility to the White House. He Failed.

Fred Kaplan

Dec 08, 2018 4:57 PM

Trump’s Trip to the G-20 Will Be a Waste of Time … if We’re Lucky

Fred Kaplan

Nov 30, 2018 10:45 AM

Trump Loves the Military’s Pomp and Power. But Service and Sacrifice Make Him Uncomfortable.

Fred Kaplan

Nov 20, 2018 11:22 AM

Trump’s Performance in Paris Was a Stunning Abdication of Global Leadership

Fred Kaplan

Nov 12, 2018 3:39 PM

House Democrats Could Cancel the Pentagon’s Blank Check

Fred Kaplan

Nov 07, 2018 3:16 PM

The Trump Administration Calls for End to War in Yemen, Won’t Actually Do the Thing Necessary to Stop It

Fred Kaplan

Oct 31, 2018 4:41 PM

Trump Really Wants Troops on the Border. But There’s Not Much for Them to Do.

Fred Kaplan

Oct 29, 2018 3:54 PM

U.S. Cyber Command Could Be Way More Aggressive in Deterring Russian Election Meddling

Fred Kaplan

Oct 24, 2018 2:19 PM

Trump Is Rewarding Putin for His Bad Behavior by Pulling Out of a Key Missile Treaty

Fred Kaplan

Oct 22, 2018 10:44 AM

There’s No Path to Victory in Afghanistan. There Never Was.

Fred Kaplan

Oct 18, 2018 5:45 PM