Pete Hegseth
Ministers must get the Defence Investment Plan right
The speech by Pete Hegseth, the US Defense Secretary, to Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue was addressed to a Pacific audience. His…
For Trump, it’s lonely at the top
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were at their most emollient in Washington, where they exchanged a flurry of presents…
Is Pete Hegseth waging a Christian Zionist war?
By pushing religion almost as much as US military might in his war briefings, Pete Hegseth has raised questions about…
Why every president ignores Congress on war
Is there a plausible legal basis for going to war with Iran? Senate Democrats say no, and late yesterday forced…
What Signalgate tells us about Iran
Remember Signalgate? It was quite the story, and worth revisiting now in light of Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing crisis…
Hegseth’s vision is more Starship Troopers than Starfleet Academy
“Welcome to Starbase, Texas,” Elon Musk said from the stage Monday night, as the crowd whooped. “This is a city. It’s actually…
