Jordan Tama, American University School of International Service
Israel has historically made statements and taken actions to placate US anger without always following through. But will Biden’s threat to put conditions on aid force Israel to behave differently?
Graduating cadets at West Point take their oaths to the Constitution and are commissioned as officers in the U.S. Army.
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Joseph G. Amoroso, United States Military Academy West Point e Lee Robinson, United States Military Academy West Point
Members of the military take an oath before service, but it’s to the Constitution, not a specific person. West Point professors explain how young officers learn the importance of their allegiance.
Is a military presence needed to regain control of America’s schools?
4x6 via Getty Images
School board members in one Massachusetts district have called for the National Guard to address student misbehavior. Does their request have merit? A school discipline expert weighs in.
From ‘Russia with Love’ meets ‘Moonraker’?
Grigory Sysoev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
Russia isn’t likely to put nuclear missiles in space, but their reported anti-satellite weapon is just as alarming. An expert on nuclear strategy explains.
A paratrooper with a NATO flag performs during an air show in Radom, Poland, in August 2023.
Jakub Porzycki/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Klaus W. Larres, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Donald Trump has threatened to not defend some NATO countries if Russia attacks them. But the US also benefits from the power that NATO gives it, as well as the stability it helped create in Europe.
Dream Chaser would ferry cargo, and eventually crew, to low-Earth orbit.
Ken Ulbrich / NASA
Three American troops were killed and dozens more injured in an attack on a base in Jordan. How the Biden administration responds could determine if conflict in the Middle East widens.
A U.K. military aircraft takes off to participate in a joint U.S.-U.K. mission against Houthis.
UK Ministry of Defence/Anadolu via Getty Images
In the wake of US attacks against Houthi militants in Yemen, a scholar of presidential power to use the military examines the history and present of the laws around US military action.
Houthi supporters rally in Yemen following U.S.-U.K. airstrikes.
Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images
The raid follows warnings from Washington to cease attacks in the Red Sea − but it could serve to strengthen rebels and reignite civil war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Joe Biden arrive for a news conference on Dec. 12, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
Alex Wong/Getty Images
With US aid to Ukraine locked in a partisan battle over security at the US southern border, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces the possibility of losing his largest supporter.
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in November 2023.
Drew Angerer/Getty Images