Defense Priorities

Articles

op-edNuclear weapons, Europe and Eurasia, Russia

Russia Is Offering An Informal Nuclear Deal. Washington Should Take It.

By John Grover

February 25, 2026

op-edSyria, Middle East

Trump’s Syria withdrawal makes good strategic sense

By Alexander Langlois

February 25, 2026

op-edNATO, Alliances, Europe and Eurasia

Breaking Europe’s Trans-Atlantic Habit: The End of the Senior Partner Myth

By Moritz Graefrath

February 24, 2026

op-edMexico, Western Hemisphere

How El Mencho’s death in Mexico could make drug cartel violence worse

By Daniel DePetris

February 24, 2026

ExplainerU.S.‑Iran, Diplomacy, Iran, Middle East

Why Iran talks should deal only with nuclear issues

By Rosemary Kelanic

February 23, 2026

In the mediaIran, Diplomacy, Middle East, U.S.‑Iran

‘Crisis of his own making’: Donald Trump weighs another war with Iran

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

February 23, 2026