It’s been almost a decade since Macron rode into power with all kinds of promises of sovereignty and strategic autonomy — yet even today, with the largest full-scale conflict on European soil since 1945, South Korea has supplied more shells to Ukraine than all of Europe.

President-elect Donald Trump’s team is considering a plan that would see European troops in charge of a demilitarized zone in Ukraine, where the US would continue to provide arms in exchange for Kyiv giving up sizable territory and its NATO ambitions.

Iran is in a tough spot. Retaliate against Israel and open yourself up to more Israeli military action, including on strategic sites the Israelis avoided the last time. Or don’t respond and anger off the IRGC brass, which will view standing down as the definition of weakness.

Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House will likely transform the U.S. military’s mission in Europe, alter its relationship with NATO and upend the Pentagon’s whole strategy for assisting Ukraine in its war against Russia.

The football coaches at the U.S. service academies have the best coaching jobs in the world. They are leading individuals defined by selflessness, service and sacrifice. They are developing leaders who could face life-or-death decisions in defense of our nation. They are inspiring cadets, who show up for love of country, not playing time, every single day. 

Disasters aren’t going away. Our policies should reflect the reality that preparedness must become our new normal. It’s not fun. It won’t be easy. But it’s necessary.

NATO turned 75 years old this year. The treaty was signed in Washington in April 1949. The alliance endures, for good reasons.

Another election cycle, another round of hysteria. Let me guess: This is the “most important election of our lives.”

It is increasingly important for voters to know how the actual, legally certain election results are determined. And right now, voters are not seeing enough of that information on their screens on election night.

As the U.N.’s leading independent expert on the right to food, I have watched with growing horror over the past 12 months as Israel has weaponized hunger against approximately 2.3 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.