James Kitfield

“Just as Mattis sought to reassure nervous allies, back home there were numerous reminders that the populist and intemperate impulses of his boss will not be tamed.”

As the president-elect assembles his cabinet, a few clues emerge about his enigmatic approach to world affairs.

They're concerned about undermining the Uniform Code of Military Justice. But that's getting in the way of incremental, common-sense change.

The rising threat of extremism is the continent's most alarming trend.

For war-weary Americans who mostly want to know when the Afghan war is over, the answer apparently depends on what the definition of “is” is.